ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Sunday expressed the resolve to strengthen the hands of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to check corruption in the country.
Addressing a seminar held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in connection with International Anti-Corruption Day in Islamabad here today, he said corruption is an attack on the whole humanity.
“Corruption is big hindrance for prosperous Pakistan,” the President added, the corruption cases should be taken to logical conclusion by strengthening prosecution.
The United…
ISLAMABAD: Vice President of the United States Mike Pence on Thursday telephoned Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retd) Nasir ul Mulk and expressed well wishes for the caretaker government on behalf of President Donald Trump.
Both the leaders agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
They also agreed to achieve joint targets of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
The prime minster said the caretaker government was providing all possible assistance to the Election Commission of…
ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Khan Janjua on Friday said Pakistan was keen to strengthen its ties with the European Union by promoting cooperation in multiple areas.
He said this in a meeting with Chairman European Union Military Committee General Mikhail Kastarakos in Islamabad.
The advisor appreciated EU’s contribution towards democracy, governance, rule of law and economic betterment of the regional countries.
He stressed the need to develop a better understanding of the region by the European…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Monday stressed the need for strengthening linkages between academia and industry for human resource development.
He was addressing the National Consultative Conference on HEC Vision 2025 in Islamabad.
The minister said the government has allocated a sum of Rs35.5 billion for the Higher Education Commission under the annual development plan 2017-18.
Ahsan Iqbal said due to frequent lapses and political reversals in development policies in the past no agenda could yield…
NEW DELHI: India offered Afghanistan a fresh $1 billion in economic assistance after their leaders met in New Delhi on Wednesday to strengthen already close ties between the neighbours.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday vowed to reorganize his party, adding that the people cannot turn their back on his mother and grandfather, ARY News reported.