Govt strives for expatriates’ inclusion in policy making: Qureshi

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday said the government was striving for inclusion of overseas Pakistanis in country’s policy making process as efforts were underway despite all odds. The foreign minister, addressing the Pakistani community members here during his visit mainly to attend the UN General Assembly session, said Imran Khan always advocated […]

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Pb govt takes steps to safeguard rights of domestic women workers: Augustine

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Human Rights & Minority Affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine on Wednesday said the provincial government had taken several steps to safeguard the rights of domestic women workers. He was addressing the district convention of women workers’ alliance at a local hotel which was organized by the human rights department. A documentary about […]

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Govt taking all measures to contain coronavirus: Health Minister

FAISALABAD: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Wednesday the Punjab government was taking all measures to contain coronavirus and in this connection, 70 million out of 110 million people of Punjab would be vaccinated by the end of this year. Talking to the media after chairing a syndicate meeting of Faisalabad Medical University […]

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Police foils bid to steal away woods, seizes loaded vehicle

MUZAFFARGARH: Local police foiled an attempt to steal timber from government forests and seized a loaded vehicle, near Chak No. 131 / ML, Chowk Sarwar Shaheed Police Station, Muzaffargarh District. According to police sources, a van loaded with stolen timber was going somewhere when a police team stopped it near Chuck No. 131 / ML. […]

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Special campaign to register children underway: Spokesperson

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government (LG) Department Wednesday said process of registration of children by National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) was underway. While clarifying a news item published in a section of press, the spokesperson for LG department said that special campaign to register children was underway and news appeared in media about suspension of […]

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’Business community contributing in materialization PM’s vision of Clean, Green Pakistan’

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) senior vice president Ch Talat Mahmood said on Wednesday the local business community was fully contributing its key role in the materialization of Prime Minister’s vision of “Clean & Green Pakistan” In a meeting with Deputy Director Environment Protection, Waseem Ahsan Cheema, he said the FCCI was […]

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Development schemes to be completed timely: Ziaullah Bangash

PESHAWAR: Chairman District Development and Advisory Committee (DDAC), Kohat MPA Ziaullah Bangash has said that solid measures would be taken to ensure timely completion of all ongoing development schemes in the district. He expressed these views during his visit to the Communication and Works Department where he discussed development projects with the authorities concerned. In […]

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