Author: Sophia Siddiqui

Hotel owners in  Mansehra district  have announced huge discounts for the tourist to attract them in Naran, and  Kaghan. These offers are not limited to rooms only but it consist of food,  four-wheel transport,  and other amenities. The tourism in Kaghan and Naran valley to attract tourists’ attention after the raging floods wreaked havoc in the country. The President of the Hotels Association Naran and Kaghan, Seth Matiullah announced these offers while addressing a press conference on Monday.  Large no of media and hotel owners in Naran attended the conference. He also urged people to visit the valley because businesses…

SHARJAH: Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah held his nerves calm in a tense run chase and smashed consecutive sixes to power his side over the line and into the final of the Asia Cup 2022. Set to chase 130, Afghanistan bowlers made it hard for Pakistan but Naseem smashed two sixes on the first two deliveries of the final over to power the Green Shirts into the final of the continental event. The men in green were off to a dismal start to their run chase as their captain Babar Azam perished for a golden duck in the first over, while…

J-10C fighter aircraft have been inducted in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Attock on Friday. Prime Minister Imran Khan attended the ceremony as chief guest. The Chief of PAF greeted the PM while Federal Ministers, Pakistan Army Officials and Chinese Ambassador were also present in the ceremony. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa was also present on the occasion. Prime Minister while addressing the ceremony said that the induction of modern J-10 C fighter jets as a major addition to the country’s defense system. He said it will help address the security imbalance being created in the sub-continent.…

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib in a press conference in Islamabad said that over a hundred thousand scholarships worth five billion rupees. He added that the scolership handered over under Kamyab Jawan Skills for All Program. He said “thirty-eight thousand scholarships were given in Punjab, twenty thousand in Sindh, ten thousand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six thousand in Balochistan, two thousand each in Islamabad and Gilgit Baltistan and thirteen thousand in Azad Kashmir”. Farukha Habib added that forty percent of these scholarships were given to women. The Minister of State said that one hundred thousand more scholarships…

The first Steering Committee of the project entitled, “Kamyab Jawan Sports Academies (High-Performance Sports Academies and Resource Centres) National Youth Games” was held at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat. It was chaired by the Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail. During the meeting, the Executive Director HEC briefed the participants on the projects planned under the umbrella of Kamyab Jawan programme. She underlined that the project is aimed to develop facilities and infrastructure of Sports Academies, including a separate lecture/meeting hall and hostel/dormitory facility for at least 50 to 60 players and six members of the coaching/support staff. These…

Turkmen people greeted the 30th anniversary of the sacred independence of Turkmenistan with special enthusiasm in the spirit of unity and cohesion. This anniversary year, proclaimed as the International Year of Peace and Trust at the an initiative of Turkmenistan has added new glorious pages to the historical record of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan. The main celebration of the glorious 30th  anniversary of independence was the festive parade held on September 27, in the Complex of the State Tribune, which was commissioned on the eve of the Independence Day of Turkmenistan. The decoration of the current anniversary military parade was the…

Thailand has resumed visa service in Pakistan after a brief halt amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, ARY News reported on Wednesday. As per details, good news for the Pakistanis, who are willing to travel to Thailand, as Thailand has lifted travel restrictions from Pakistan. The Thailand Embassy in Pakistan in its statement said that visa service in the country has been resumed and the Pakistanis willing to travel to Thailand, have to go into isolation for 14 days after arriving in Bangkok. The people have been advised to adopt guidelines of the authority while visiting tourists places like…

The Argentinean government has proposed a $664 million allocation in its budget for the year 2022 presented before the national parliament to buy fighter jets. Talking to the reporter, sources said that we supposed that the Argentinean government is planning to acquire 12 JF-17A Block-III fighters from Pakistan. An international report is also confirming the story that the Government of Argentina aside $664 million in funding for the purchase of F17 fighter aircraft. Meanwhile another source told the reporter, that the proposal for allocation does not mean that the deal has been decided. Because there is no contract yet signed…

Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Pakistan’s first smart forest in Rakh Jhok Forest, located in Sheikhupura. The project is a part of Ravi Riverfront Urban Development. The project would contribute an estimate of $40 billion in Pakistan’s economy and would create around one million jobs. According to a spokesperson of the Prime Minister Office, the smart forest will function via sensors and a surveillance system. After inaugurating the forest, Imran Khan said that  “one of the biggest projects in Pakistan’s history”, the project would significantly contribute in addressing climate change-related issues.  He said “ten million trees will be planted in…