Haseeb like millions other Afghan children paying heavy price for persistent wars

KABUL: The green eyed Haseeb Ahmed, 15, an orphan boy who left his native area Mazar-i-Sharif due to persistent wars is now doing a cobbler job on a roadside in Kabul to feed two young brothers, two sisters and an elderly widowed mother. Haseeb said his father was a labourer and supported his family with […]

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DGSE launches mobile application for PWDs

ISLAMABAD: Director General of Special Education (DGSE) has launched a mobile application for the awareness, education, rehabilitation and training of Persons with Disability (PWDs). The Inclusive Education program has been started at Special Education Centers of Director General of Special Education (DGSE), said an official here. He said application is user-friendly and it enables aspirant […]

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Private vehicles being shifted from police stations

ISLAMABAD: Inspector General (IG) Islamabad Police Qazi Jamil ur Rehman Sunday directed to remove private vehicles compounded inside police stations since long time and shift them to some other suitable place. According to the official, the step would help improve civic look at the police stations besides proving a harbinger of change in the police […]

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President upholds Banking Mohtasib’s order to banks to credit lost money worth over Rs. 1.2 million to account holders

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday upheld the decision of the Banking Mohtasib in three similar cases, wherein it had ordered the banks to credit the lost money to their account holders in fraudulent digital transactions. The complainants Najma Sultana, a retired teacher and widow; Zahid Shah, a technician of Pakistan Air Force and […]

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PFC’s e-commerce units to explore new furniture markets

LAHORE: Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) will launch e-commerce units to explore targeted foreign markets, essential for doing business across the borders more effectively. PFC Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq said that the council was also planning to establish a proper warehouse and logistics system to feed their initiative. He was talking to a delegation […]

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CM directs to launch effective anti-dengue campaign

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to launch an effective anti-dengue campaign across the province and asked the relevant departments and agencies to perform their duties in an active manner in this regard. According to official sources here, CM further directed that 100 percent implementation on the anti-dengue plan should be ensured […]

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CS shows displeasure over high prices of vegetables, seeks report

LAHORE: Expressing displeasure over the exorbitant prices of vegetables in six districts, Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal directed all deputy commissioners to supervise the bidding process in markets. He remarked that the price differential among cities was not an issue of demand and supply but an administrative weakness. The Chief Secretary gave this direction […]

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