Governor lays foundation of 116 clean drinking water projects for Rawalpindi division

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Tuesday laid foundation stone of 116 clean drinking water projects worth 270 million rupees under the Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority for Rawalpindi Division. Speaking at the foundation-stone laying ceremony at the Governor’s Annexe at the Governor’s House, he said commission and omission of even a single penny will not […]

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Minister hails minorities’ role for national development

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Human Rights & Minority Affairs Ejaz Alam Augustine has said that Minority Day recalls the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to promote equality and protect the rights of non-Muslims in the then newly created country. He was addressing a seminar held here at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on […]

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Pakistan’s constitution provides equal rights to all: Minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs (HR&MA) Ejaz Alam Augustine said the constitution of Pakistan provided equal rights to all people of Pakistan without any discrimination. Addressing a ceremony in connection with national minority day at a local hotel, he said that the day recalls the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah […]

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Fawad for focusing on digital media to present Pakistan’s narrative effectively

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has stressed the need for focusing on digital media to present Pakistan’s narrative at the international level more effectively. Addressing the participants of National Media Workshop of National Defense University, he said that the media landscape has widened considerably during past a few years. “Today, digital […]

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Players to learn from Shoaib Malik: Adil Waheed

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) team Mirpur Royals Adil Waheed believes that players would get an opportunity to learn from Skipper Shoaib Malik in the ongoing inaugural tournament saying the young local talent has now got the ultimate platform to prove their mettle. “Having a captain of Shoaib Malik’s calibre, I […]

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Senior UN official ‘extremely concerned’ over ‘indiscriminate attacks’ in Afghanistan

A senior UN official has said he is “extremely concerned” over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where fighting between the Taliban and government forces has intensified as foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the war-torn country. In a statement, Martin Griffiths, the under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said , “Fighting across the […]

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