Islamabad: British Member of Parliament Mr. David Wright Miliband called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. Pak-UK bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting. For more information, contact: H...

Islamabad: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Environment is taking initiatives to avail carbon credit facility for all Brick Kilns owners after getting the Red Zone free from kilns. This was stated by Director General Pak-EPA, Asad Ullah Faiz while chairing a meeting with the representatives of Brick Kilns Association. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other technical experts of the Ministry of Environment were also present on the occasion. During the meeting, It was appreciated that with the cooperation of [...]

Islamabad: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) aiming to provide health insurance facility to all its registered beneficiary families across Pakistan. The MoU was signed by Ms. Farzana Raja, Chairperson BISP and Shahid Aziz Siddiqui, Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation while other high level officials were also present on the occasion. It was mutually decided that a pilot project of the health insurance for beneficiary families [...]

Islamabad: This morning, a vehicle belonging to the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar was hit by an improvised explosive device. The explosion damaged the vehicle, but no U.S. personnel were seriously injured. According to media reports, at least one person was killed and bystanders were injured. We appreciate the support of Pakistani authorities, who responded immediately and are investigating the incident. Our thoughts are with all those injured by this heinous attack. The United States is committed to working with Pakistan [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan and Argentina have agreed to collaborate in the fields of trade and services for enhancing political, commercial and economic relations. Argentina could provide technical and all other kinds of assistance to Pakistan to link gas reservoirs of newly explored ones, the issue of gas shortage should be tackled with a comprehensive planning, H.E. Mr. Rodolfo J Martin Saravia, Ambassador of Argentina in Pakistan has said, while addressing the business community at Islamabad chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). [...]

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company has received positive response from many employees on strike who individually contacted the management to express their support and solidarity with the cause of normalizing all outstanding complaints and faults. Mr. Tabish Gauhar, CEO of KESC, had issued a call on Wednesday to the inactive employees to return to their duties and serve the customers. The employees who came back to work in response to CEO’s call during the past couple of days mainly [...]

Islamabad: As an encouragement for those cops accomplishing their duties in a responsible manner and honest way, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Security) Dr. Mujeeb ur Rehman has directed all SPs to award their subordinates for their better performance in future too. He said that police heads of various wings should purely adopt this idea of rewarding the cops, to improve their efficiency and better output during their service. Similarly, a policy of zero tolerance against corruption has also been [...]