National Assembly adjourns proceedings due to lack of quorum

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Tuesday left the legislative agenda unaddressed on Private Members’ Day due to lack of quorum. A total of 23 private members’ bills, 21 reports of standing committees, 18 resolutions, two amendments in Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly 2007, five motions under Rule 259 and a […]

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EPA confiscates plastic bags, fines major stores in Aabpara market

ISLAMABAD: A team of Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) on Tuesday visited Aabpara market to check compliance of ban on single-use polythene bags and confiscated huge amount of plastic bags and fined major stores in the market on violating the ban. A Joint Enforcement team of Pak-EPA and ICT Administration visited the Aabpara Market, G-6, […]

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Launching ceremony of Type-054 Class Frigate held in Shanghai

ISLAMABAD: The launching ceremony of third ship of Type-054 Class Frigate constructed for Pakistan Navy, was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard Shanghai, China. Type-054 Frigates would be one of the most technologically advanced surface platforms of Pakistan Navy Fleet, fitted with latest surface, subsurface and anti-air weapon systems, said a Pakistan Navy news release received […]

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14 building sealed in E-11 over by-laws’ violations

ISLAMABAD: As the Federal Capital faced urban flooding due to illegal construction on nullahs, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started taking stern action against violation of building bylaws in sector E-11 and Golra Shareef. The building control department of the authority, with the help of the district administration and Islamabad Police has sealed 14 […]

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August 4 to be marked for ‘Junagadh’ as part of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The August 04 is being marked the day when Government of Pakistan releases its new political map last year showing Junagadh as its integral part. On the occasion, Dewan of Junagadh State Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed Ali hailed the steps taken by the government and said that including Junagadh in Pakistan’s new political map had […]

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Govt to discuss electoral reforms with opposition MPs, not fugitives like Nawaz: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said the government would discuss electoral reforms with the opposition members of parliament (MPs), and not the fugitives like Nawaz Sharif and Altaf Hussain. Many leaders of both opposition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), were part of the parliamentary […]

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Pakistan rejects Indian claim to Kashmir as ‘integral part’, says its UN-recognized disputed territory

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has dismissed India’s claim that Jammu and Kashmir was its integral part, and said that talks with India would be fruitful once India reverses its nearly two-year-old “illegal” action to end the special status of the disputed territory. “Jammu and Kashmir is a UN-recognized disputed territory and NOT […]

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Islamabad police to ensure friendly police ecology: IGP

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police is very much professional force and making efforts to promote relations with community and win public support through arranging sports program as well as extra curriculum activities for students. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman said this on Tuesday while speaking at the concluding ceremony of Police Summer […]

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