Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation convened the meeting of the forthcoming Ehsaas Targeted Subsidies programme. The steering committee for the programme has been constituted on the instructions of the Prime Minister. The Committee has been principally mandated to oversee the

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM was invited to speak as a sole headline presenter at the international policy dialogue hosted by Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo. This was a one-year follow-up event, “From Emergency to Recovery: Social Safety Nets beyond the COVID-19 Crisis.” The high-level

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called for timely completion of all processes with regard to the automation of the Parliament and makes it digitally operational by January 2023. Chairing a meeting on President’s Initiative for Cyber Efficient Parliament (PICEP here at Parliament House, the president

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Honorable Minister, National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam, addressed the participants of the International Conference on “Best practices for building sustainable Food Systems in OIC Region”, held in virtual format on 14th July, 2021. This conference was organized by the Islamic Organization for

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi has called for timely completion of all processes with regard to the automation of Parliament to make it digitally operational by January 2023. He emphasized that the digitalization of Parliament would improve its efficiency as well as help in the smooth running

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):On the invitation of His Excellency President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on 15-16 July 2021. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including the Foreign Minister and other members of the Cabinet. A large

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):On the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Dushanbe, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Foreign Minister of Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov. Reaffirming strong desire to enhance bilateral relations, the two Foreign Ministers reviewed implementation status of the decisions taken during

Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi has underlined the need for enhanced engagements with the Republic of Tajikistan in the areas of trade, defence, energy, tourism and culture. He said that Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Tajikistan which were based on strong historical, religious and