384 suspicious meters disconnected in August: IESCO CEO

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) Dr. Muhammad Amjad Khan has said the company anti power pilferage teams detected 384 suspicious electricity connections in its all five circles in August so far. Sharing details, he said out of total, 370 meters were found slow, 13 with direct power supply and one […]

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National Minority Day to be observed on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The National Minority Day would be celebrated on Wednesday (Aug 11), as the state aspires to commemorate the contribution of minorities in the progress of Pakistan besides upholding minority rights and recognizing their services, sacrifices in creation of Pakistan and nation building. The day recalls the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah with reference […]

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Moving away from traditional cigarettes to marginally less harmful HTPs

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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Sheikh praises NCOC efforts in fight against Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Sunday praised the efforts of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for its fight against Covid-19 to protect the citizens from carrying this virus and handling the situation. In a tweet, the minister said, ” I congratulate the team of NCOC on completing 500 days. During the period […]

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Ambassador Ahmed calls upon int’l community to fulfil commitment over IIOJK issue

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ambassador to Japan Imtiaz Ahmed, during an interactive session with the prominent Japanese mediapersons, has highlighted the internationally recognized legal and political dimensions of the Kashmir dispute with special reference to illegal occupation by Indian security forces in 1947. The ambassador emphasized that it was imperative for the United Nations Security Council and […]

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PM felicitates Shibli, his team on voting machines

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday congratulated Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz and his team over indigenously made electronic voting machines. On his twitter handle, the prime minister referring to his recent inspection of Pakistani-made electronic voting machines by the ministry of science & technology, posted “Looks like finally, we will have elections […]

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NCSW pursues effective strategy to end violence against women

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) is pursuing effective strategy to end violence against women. The Commission said that pro-women activates would organize seminars and launch reports on women issues. This was disclosed in the Commission’s report launched here Sunday on ‘Good Practices to Counter Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and […]

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