Bilawal making new records of corruption with Sindh govt’s help: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Monday criticized Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Zardari for making new records of corruption with help of the Sindh government. In a series of tweets, he said the PPP was ruling Sindh since last 13 years, but it was central government which executed mega […]

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US to complete its troops’ pull-out from Afghanistan after two decades

ISLAMABAD: The last US army troops manning Kabul international airport to oversee evacuation process will wind up their military operation on Tuesday, bringing down a curtain on its decades long war in Afghanistan. Joe Biden’s administration pledged to fulfil the complete troops’ withdrawal under Doha agreement reached between the US and Taliban in February 29, […]

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Increased use of SSBs causes chronic diseases

ISLAMABAD: General Secretary of Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH), Sana Ullah Ghumman on Monday said the increasing use of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) was one of the main causes of heart attack, cancer, diabetes and other diseases. He along with Consultant Food Policy Programme Munawar Hussain met to Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Health Dr. […]

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Envoy calls for promoting Pakistan’s trade, exports with OIC countries

ISLAMABAD: The OIC region is the largest bloc in the world with a membership of 57 countries having a collective population of over 1.5 billion people and GDP of over US$ 4.5 trillion, therefore, the Pakistani business community should focus on OIC countries to promote its trade and exports. This was stated by Ambassador Rizwan […]

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No ‘refugee status’ given to anyone so far: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Monday clarified that so far no ‘refugee status’ had been granted to anyone in wake of foreigners’ evacuation and takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Addressing a press conference, he said that on daily basis, many people come and return back from the Chaman border as per […]

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PM for early finalization of policy to uplift SMEs sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday while calling the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) the most crucial component of national economy, called for early finalization of a proposed policy for the sector’s uplift. The prime minister, chairing a review meeting for promotion of SMEs, said the incumbent government was specially facilitating the sector as it […]

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