Moving away from traditional cigarettes to less harmful HTPs **Correction in headline**

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of people die every year owing to smoking traditional combustible tobacco with many more suffering chronic diseases. Combustible cigarettes cause hazards to human health therefore they must be phased out to save the humanity from severe causes, one of the biggest tobacco company Phillip Morris International (PMI) has the stance with a vision […]

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Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet on Monday for sighting Muharram crescent moon

ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on Monday for sighting of crescent of Muharram-ul-Haram 1443 AH at Quetta. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman, Moulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, will preside over the meeting of the committee that would be held at Deputy Commissioner office at Quetta. The Provincial and District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees would meet, […]

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President praises NCOC for its outstanding job

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday appreciated the outstanding working of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) as an institute. On his twitter handle, the president said that it was unique platform laid by Prime Minister Imran Khan which proved its worth with successful Covid 19 pandemic planning, bringing Pakistan in the forefronts of the […]

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NHA continues afforestation campaign along its network

ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) has continued an afforestation campaign by planting trees along Motorways and National Highways across the country under Clean and Green Pakistan. As per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and on the directive of Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed, the NHA would continue afforestation campaign along […]

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Nigerian Parliamentary delegation visits Heritage Museum

ISLAMABAD: A 12-member Nigerian Parliamentary delegation led by President of National Assembly of Niger Seini Oumarou visited National Heritage Museum on Sunday. During visit, Executive Director Lok Virsa Talha Ali briefed the delegation about Heritage Museum, said a press release issued here. Parliamentary delegation is visiting Pakistan from August 6 to 15, on the special […]

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Govt assures full support to promote floriculture in GB, attract investors

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has assured full support to the private sector to promote floriculture in Gilgit-Baltistan following global standards and promoting the tissue culture to multiply the imported flower bulbs. “The assurance was given by Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Dr. Muhammad Azeem Khan with an aim for enhancing the local production of […]

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Exhibition ‘Perpetual Beings’ attracting people

ISLAMABAD: An exhibition in honour of the legendary artists of Pakistan titled “Perpetual Beings” attracted a large number of people. The exhibition displaying at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in connection with celebrating the 74th Independence Day of Pakistan. According to the announcement, PNCA’s National Art Gallery displaying a collection of artworks by […]

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