ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday filed a plea in Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking exemption from hearing in his pre-arrest bail petition pertaining to his New York City property investigation. He also attached his medical reports and adopted the stance that he was suffering from various diseases since June 21, this year and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the Federal Cabinet had approved the first-ever cyber security policy for better national security, and response to the looming threat of cyber warfare gaining roots across the globe. Addressing a news conference after the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, he said […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD: Different teaching departments, centres and institutes of the University of Sindh (SU) Jamshoro have announced the schedules of interviews for admissions in M.Phil and PhD programmes in respective disciplines for the academic year 2021. The Chairman Department of Sindhi, Dr. Ishaq Samejo informed here on Tuesday that interviews of the candidates who had obtained […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will pay a two-day official visit to Bahrain’s capital Manama on Wednesday, where he will lead Pakistan’s delegation at the second session of Pakistan-Bahrain Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC). During the JMC, both sides will hold expert level talks, particularly focusing on commerce, investment, energy, overseas employment, agriculture, information and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser Tuesday proposed creating Joint Working Group between the Commerce Ministries of Pakistan and Azerbaijan to focus and prepare action plan for increasing bilateral trade between the two countries. Talking to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the speaker highlighted the need for further expanding the excellent relationship […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s 19-year-old Shehroz Kashif made history on Tuesday as he became the world’s youngest climber to ever stand atop K2 (8611-metre), the world’s second highest peak. “This is a new world record. This is indeed an amazing achievement. He has made the whole nation proud, ” Karrar Haidri, secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood Tuesday met British Council Team in London and discussed ongoing work of the Council in Pakistan’s education sector. The meeting was attended by Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai, Wajiha Akram MNA, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) has cleaned 155.4 kilometre drains ahead of monsoon rains during a special campaign. The campaign was launched in May during which 75.74 kilometre drains were cleaned while 69.4 in the month of June. Besides, 616.29 km primary and secondary drains were cleared during last six months, said WSSP […]
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