The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Tuesday announced it has signed a historic exploration concession agreement awarding exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 5 to a consortium of four Pakistani companies. Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL),...
A Pakistani microfinance pioneer, Muhammad Amjad Saqib who developed an interest-free microfinance programme has won Asia’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize. Amjad Saqib-64, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his “first-of-its-kind” interest- and collateral-free microfinance programme that catalysed scores of poor households. Nearly two decades after its launch, Akhuwat, founded...
President Arif Alvi awarded a presidential gold medal to a PIA pilot Maqsood Bajrani for his presence of mind when he decided to take off the national flag carrier’s plane from Kabul airport amid uncertainty after the Taliban takeover. President Arif Alvi while honouring the courage showed by the PIA...
Pakistan has allowed World Health Organization (WHO) to use Islamabad airport for relief activities in Afghanistan. According to details, the foreign ministry has conveyed a request from the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide space for operating its helicopter flight from the Islamabad airport for the delivery of relief goods...
Efforts are being made to set up Pakistan’s first-ever Asian leopard reserve at Margalla Hills National Park. This is said by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam. Speaking to the participants of a monsoon tree plantation event in Islamabad, the PM’s aide said the...
To increase foreign exchange, Government of Punjab has set up a donkey farm in Okara district. With an aim to export the farm will focus on breeding of donkeys. The government is claiming that it is the first government-owned facility in the province where donkeys of great breeds, like American,...
When four-year-old Mohammed Sideeq was fitted with a multi-grip bionic arm last week — making him the youngest person in the world with such a limb — one of the first things he asked for was a new shirt: One with buttons that he could now fasten himself. Sideeq lost his...
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan took a presentation on Domestic Cricket in Pakistan, with a special focus on School Cricket. The presentation was made by the Chairman of Central Punjab Cricket Association (CPCA), Abdullah Khan Sumbal, said press release issued by the PM office. Imran Khan appreciated...
Pakistan is taking part in the evacuation of foreigners and the Afghan nation. According to information from CAA sources, 400 special flights carrying Afghan nationals and foreigners from Kabul have departed from and arrived at the Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) since the Taliban took on Aug 16. 10,000 to 15,000...
The third Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise “Dostarym III” commenced on Wednesday after an opening ceremony held at National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC), Pabbi. The exercise was aimed to develop and bolster coordination between the two armies in the counter-terrorism domain, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release. It added that...
