Monthly Archives: January 2023

The fifty-fifth Convocation Ceremony of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan was held in Islamabad on Sunday.

Addressing the ceremony as chief guest, Naval Chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi advised the graduates to deliver best possible care to their patients by keeping themselves abreast of latest knowledge.

He said the college has nurtured and established an indigenous system of post graduate medical education that has paved the way for comprehensive healthcare in the country that includes primary as well specialist care.

The Naval Chief conferred medals and degrees to the position holders, fellows & members of the College.

Earlier, President of the College has opened new Regional Centres in Gambat and Gilgit Baltistan.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Minister for Human Resources and Overseas Pakistanis Sajid Hussain Turi has said that the government will send one million Pakistanis to different countries for employment opportunities.

Addressing an event in district Kurram on Sunday, he said the government has already sent more than six-hundred thousand people to different countries.

The Minister said successful negotiations with different countries continue to find honorable livelihoods for skilled workers.

He said negotiations to address isues of  deported workers from the United Arab Emirates are also underway.

Speaking about development and welfare projects for district Kurram, Sajid Hussain Turi said NADRA offices are being established at Bagun, Alizai and Doggar areas.

Source: Radio Pakistan

At least eight people have been killed and 10 others injured in a shooting attack in East Jerusalem.

Israeli media reported that the attack began at a synagogue before spreading to a street in the neighborhood.

Tension have been high since Israeli forces martyred nine Palestinians in a raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Two Indian Air Force’s aircrafts crashed in Madhya Pradesh today.

The two aircraft including Indian Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 had taken off from the Gwalior air base in Madhya Pradesh where an exercise was going on and crashed near Morena area of the state.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Mainly cold and dry weather is likely to prevail in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours.

However, rain and thunderstorm with snow over the hills is expected in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, north Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas.

Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:

Islamabad, Quetta and Muzaffarabad four degree centigrade, Murree zero, Lahore eight, Karachi fourteen, Peshawar seven and Gilgit minus one degree centigrade.

According to Met Office forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cloudy weather with chances of rain and snow is expected in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Baramula while cloudy with chances of rain in Jammu.

Temperatures recorded this morning:

Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramula one degree centigrade, Jammu eight, Leh minus eleven, Pulwama and Shopian zero degree centigrade.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Voting for bye-elections in 33 constituencies of the National Assembly will be held on 16th of March.

According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan today, nomination papers will be filed from 6th to 8th of the next month.

The constituencies, where bye-elections will be held include: NA-04 Swat, NA-17 Haripur, NA-18 Swabi, NA-25 and NA-26 Nowshera, NA-32 Kohat, NA-38 Dera Ismail Khan, NA-43 Khyber, NA-52, 53, and NA-54 Islamabad, NA-57, 59, 60, 62 and NA-63 Rawalpindi, NA-67 Jhelum, NA-97 Bhakkar, NA-126 and NA-130 Lahore, NA-155 and NA-156 Multan, NA-191 Dera Ghazi Khan, NA-241, 242. 243, 244, 247, 250, 252, 254, and NA-256 Karachi and NA-265 Quetta.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says all lies of foreign agent have been badly exposed.

Reacting to PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s statement, she said the foreign agent is himself hiding in home and inciting people to protest on streets.

She said the foreign agent knows quite well that if he comes out of the refuge of his house, his freedom to tell lies will be destroyed.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said it is time to send the killer of economy and criminal of people to jail.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has vowed to promote Islamic finance and eliminate interest based system in Pakistan in true spirit within five years.

He was chairing the First Steering Committee meeting in Islamabad today on implementation of Federal Shariat Court’s judgment on Riba.

The Finance Minister urged upon all the stakeholders to work with commitment, sincerity and understanding to overcome all the hurdles in way of implementation of interest free system as already 21 per cent of banks enjoy Islamic banking system.

The Finance Minister emphasized to include professional experts on Islamic laws in the committees and also seek guidance of Ulema and Islamic intellectuals into launching of additional Islamic Sukuk bonds.

Ishaq Dar appreciated Governor State Bank of Pakistan for his sincere efforts in making roadmap for implementation of Islamic financing and interest free system. He also expressed satisfaction on SBP and NBP for withdrawing appeals in the Supreme Court against the judgment of Federal Shariat Court and paving the way for its implementation.

Earlier, Governor State Bank informed the meeting that five working groups had been formed to overcome the technical issues, getting recommendations and deciding on way forward for fully implementation of the Islamic financing.

Source: Radio Pakistan