PTI legislators demand judicial inquiry of alleged corruption in procurement of school desks

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh Legislators, on Monday, rejected inquiry committee formed by the provincial government to probe into matter of alleged corruption in procurement of school desks and demanded judicial inquiry of the issue. Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh, MPAs Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Shehzad Qureshi, Shah Nawaz Jadoon and others, […]

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Pak-Qatar family Takaful signs MoU with Faisal Funds

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited recently signed an agreement with Faysal Funds (Faysal Asset Management Limited) to cover lives of their investors of Voluntary Pension Schemes (VPS). Faysal Funds is an investment manager that delivers structured and customized professional investment solutions to its domestic and international clientele, said release on Monday. The signing ceremony was […]

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PA’s Deputy Speaker for more lady lawyers to help women victims

KARACHI: Deputy Speaker of Sindh Assembly and Patron Women Caucus Rehana Leghari on Monday stressed the need for increasing the number of women lawyers in the province to properly present the cases of victim women in the court of law. She said that strong cooperation among government departments and social organizations was necessary in order […]

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SC issues notice to Federal, Punjab govts in a case regarding use of Urdu as official language

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Federal and Punjab governments in a case regarding use of Urdu as official language. A three-member SC bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the contempt of court petition seeking the use of […]

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SECDIV holds two-day training on counter nuclear proliferation

ISLAMABAD: A team of Strategic Export Control Division (SECDIV) conducted a two-day Commodity Identification Training (CIT) at Model Customs Collectorate, Sost this month, aimed at enhancing awareness on strategic export controls and implementation of UNSC sanctions. The training on September 15-16 was aimed at enhancing competence of frontline field staff in identification and interdiction of […]

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Green Line BRT buses to be functional from next month: Haleem Adil

ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh said on Monday that Green Line BRT buses would start operating from next month to meet the long-standing demand of the people of Karachi. Talking to a private news channel, he said that a ship carrying 40 Green Line BRT buses from China has reached […]

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Pakistan, US agree on joint efforts to step up climate action

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Monday said the US government’s role in protecting the planet earth from climate change was indispensable, the incumbent government of Prime Minister Imran Khan was committed to contribute and support global climate action at all levels for environmental sustainability and human survival. […]

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FM off to New York to attend 76th UNGA session

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi left here for New York on Monday to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). During his visit from September 21-25, he will participate in various high-level meetings and side events, and also deliver a talk at the prestigious think-tank Council on Foreign Relations. The […]

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