ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said expansion of ‘Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soy’ (EKBNS) programme would ensure deployment of at least 40 food trucks in 29 cities of all the four provinces by October this year. In a series of tweets, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan had […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed for launching an awareness campaign about the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to apprise the public and all stakeholders of this process in order to counter undue criticism by presenting a factual review. He was presiding over a review meeting here about the use of EVMs in the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday called for developing an integrated network to effectively respond to the victims of national disasters and help prevent various diseases. He emphasized the need to train the students at schools and college levels in administering first aid during any incidents and natural calamities. The President was chairing a […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said Pakistan was committed to make efforts towards improvement of the situation in Afghanistan and urged the neighbouring countries to sit together on the issue. In a statement, the foreign minister said his upcoming visit to the neighbouring states in next few days aimed at working out […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab Friday said that a food street will be set up at Boat Basin Clifton under modern and ancient architecture. He said this while reviewing the ongoing development work in Boat Basin Clifton and the low-lying area. Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh Waqar Mehdi, Project Director Karachi Neighborhood Improvement […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: United Business Group (UBG) of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has established five high profile facilitation centres for Afghan importers and exporters for smooth flow of trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The centres have been established at Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta, according to press statement issued by UBG […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: In 2013, a former adviser to the U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke in his book had written that ‘very likely, the Taliban will win Afghanistan again, and this long, costly war will have been for naught’. Nearly a decade after the words of adviser Vali Nasr, the world in August […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday directed for early completion of the Gomal Zam Dam and Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) uplift projects. He gave this direction to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, who called on him here and apprised him of the ongoing efforts for the promotion of agriculture and tourism sectors in […]
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