NADRA launches nationwide minority registration drive
- 04-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched a minority registration drive across Pakistan to promote equal rights and citizenship for the minorities. The campaign will be operational until August 11, 2025, according with National Minorities Day, and focuses on facilitating the issuance and renewal of identity documents for individuals pertaining to minority […]
Pakistan Crypto Council launched to shape digital finance
- 14-Mar-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) has been launched officially, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to regulate and integrate blockchain technology and digital assets into its financial landscape, ministry of finance said here Friday. According to press release, the council would play a pivotal role in formulating policies, fostering innovation, and ensuring […]
Hunt launched for man with red eyes in child kidnapping attempt
- 11-Jan-2025
WEST MIDLANDS: UK police have launched an urgent hunt for a ‘man with red eyes’ involved in an attempt to kidnap a child. West Midlands Police said the incident occurred on Leicester Street where a three-year-old girl had been outside a house in the evening when a man attempted to kidnap her. The child’s mother […]
Apple Event: iPhone 16, 16 Pro launched with camera upgrade
- 10-Sep-2024
Apple introduced the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, showcasing significant advancements and new features for both models, with huge camera upgrades. The phone – powered by the new A18 chip – boasts several new elements, including an Action button and a revamped camera control button. Apple Intelligence is a major highlight, offering summarized notifications, […]
Titanic voyage launched, first since submersible deadly implosion
- 15-Jul-2024
RMS Titanic Inc, the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic, has launched its first voyage since the Titan submersible accident. This is RMS Titanic Inc.’s first expedition to the site since 2010. The Titanic voyage was launched on July 12 from Providence, Rhode Island. The mission comes a year after a submersible […]
Anti-polio campaign underway in 49 districts of Pakistan
- 01-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: A varied duration anti-polio campaign began in forty-nine selected districts of Pakistan on Monday. During the special campaign, more than 9.5 million children under five years of age will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops. The campaign includes sixteen districts of Balochistan, eleven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sixteen districts of Sindh and six districts of […]
Punjab launches “Excise Apki Dehlez Per” app
- 19-Jan-2024
LAHORE: To provide hassle-free services to the masses, the Punjab government has launched the “Excise Apki Dehlez Per” (Excise at your doorstep) app. According to the director general of Excise Punjab, the services of registration of vehicles and transfer of properties will be provided to the masses at their doorsteps. An excise official will personally […]
Pakistan Startup Fund launched by IT minister
- 09-Jan-2024
Caretaker Minister for Information Technology Dr Umar Saif on Tuesday launched the Pakistan Startup Fund to catalyze investments in Pakistani startups. Umar Said said Rs2 billion has been allocated to the Pakistan Startup Fund by the caretaker government to boost investment in Pakistani ventures. The minister said the Pakistan Startup Fund will help the startups […]
PM Shehbaz launches Freelancers & Venture Capital Initiative
- 25-Jul-2023
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the Freelancer and Venture Capital Initiative, and National Innovation Award Investor Connect, ARY News reported. Addressing the launching ceremony of PM’s Freelancer and Venture Capital Initiative, and National Innovation Award Investor Connect here, said the network of incubation centers needed to be spread across the country by […]
Murad Saeed launches Clean and Green campaign in Islamabad
- 18-Mar-2019
'Many trees were cut during last five years'