ISLAMABAD: HEC Executive Director Dr Arshad Ali has said that Pakistan-US university partnerships have been helping to promote higher education in Pakistan by utilising the experiences of US partners. While speaking at the a daylong Pakistan-US university partnerships follow-up workshop organised jointly by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and US Embassy at a local hotel, […]
LAHORE – The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leaders hailed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s announcement of writing a letter to the chief justice of Pakistan for forming a commission to probe Panama leaks issue. Talking to APP, PML-N leader and Senator Begum Najma Hameed hailed the announcement and said that the prime minister with an open […]
ISLAMABAD: Since the passage of Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment in 2010, fiscal management, both at federal and provincial levels, is posing serious challenges. The federal government, having all buoyant and broad-based taxes, is not collecting adequate taxes while provinces, which are highly dependent on the NFC Award, have failed to raise their own resources for their […]
ISLAMABAD – President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said vast opportunities exist for promotion of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Russia in diverse fields. He was talking to Ambassador-designate to Russia Qazi Khalilullah in Islamabad on Thursday. The president said that cooperation can be enhanced with Moscow especially in the areas of education, technology. He said […]
NEW DELHI – India said that it was awaiting a visit of special investigation team (SIT) from Pakistan and details in connection with the Pathankot terror attack, days after an FIR registered in Gujranwala. “The government awaits details from Pakistan and also awaits visit by SIT,” State Minister for External Affairs V K Singh said, […]
ISLAMABAD: A six-member Scotland Yard team investigating the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Imran Farooq arrived in Islamabad on Sunday. The team headed by Stewart Michael consists of inspection experts and higher security officials who will further investigate the money laundering and Farooq murder cases. According to the reports, the team will […]