Three-day Autumn Festival kicks off at Lok Virsa

ISLAMABAD:National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage –Lok Virsa in collaboration with Hill Joint Records is launching a three-day Autumn Festival on Friday that will continue till September 19 with a plethora of musical and cultural activities to promote environmental conservation. Executive Director Lok Virsa Talha Ali told reporter that with talented folk and independent […]

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Pakistan to approach ICC after canceling cricket series of NZ with Pakistan: Senator

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Friday said that Pakistan would approach International Cricket Council (ICC), for taking up the issue of canceling New Zealand cricket team tour to Pakistan. The issue of canceling cricket series with Pakistan would also be discussed at the forum of diplomatic level, he said while talking to […]

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Pakistan to become complete, invincible after completion of Tehreek-e-Azadi Kashmir: Tabassum

ISLAMABAD:President of the international think tank Institute for Peace and Development (INSPAD) and former Adviser Human Rights Dr Sardar Muhammad Tahir Tabassum has said that Pakistan will become complete and invincible with the completion of Tehreek-e-Azadi Kashmir. “Kashmiris abroad have been playing the role of effective ambassador of Kashmir in every era. They are a […]

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President stresses ways to meet fuel requirements of Balochistan’s remote areas

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday asked the concerned quarters to find ways and means to meet the fuel requirements of the remote areas of Balochistan. He said the government was focusing on the development of Balochistan and making efforts to address the problems being faced by people of the province. The president made these […]

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Over 40 million children to be vaccinated in nationwide anti-polio campaign

ISLAMABAD:Over 40 million children under five years of age will be vaccinated with the polio vaccine, along with a supplementary dose of Vitamin-A capsule during the nationwide campaign. The third nationwide polio campaign for 2021 will kick off in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 17 and on September 20, for the rest of the country. More […]

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Court adjourns Lok Virsa reference till Oct 14

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Friday adjourned hearing till October 14, on Lok Virsa corruption reference against PPP’s senator Rubina Khalid and others. Rubina Khalid didn’t appear before court due to infected by COVID-19 and requested the court to grant one-day exemption from hearing. The court was also informed that the lawyer of Rubina Khalid […]

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Covid vaccine drive progressing at accelerated pace: Faisal Sultan

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan Friday said that the national vaccination campaign is progressing at an accelerated pace and over one million vaccine doses were administered in a single day so far throughout the country. Talking to a private news channel, he said that Pakistanis who wanted to travel […]

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NA offers Fateha for Syed Ali Geelani, Sardar Attaullah Mengal

ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Friday offered Fateha for the departed souls of Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, former Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Attaullah Mengal, former parliamentarians Maulana Ghulam Sadiq, M Hamza, Javed Iqbal Cheema, mother of Aslam Bhootani and victims of Dir incident. Maulana Abdul Abkbar Chitrali led the Fateha on the request […]

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