ISLAMABAD: A five-day Gandhara Festival is in full swing at Taxila Museum organized by the Center for Culture and Development (CCD), featuring exhibitions, panel discussions, and storytelling sessions. The event was being organized by CCD in collaboration with Punjab Archaeology Department to promote the theme Project of the Punjab Government titled “Protection and Promotion of […]
Read MoreBEIJING: : Kite players and fans from across the world including Pakistan participated in the Beijing International Kite Festival held in the Beijing. They participated in this activity and felt the charm of the interweaving of traditional culture and modern sports competition in sports events. The wide participation of fans shows the attraction of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have discussed the resumption of polio campaigns in Afghanistan to secure Pakistan’s recent gains in the elimination of the disease. In a telephonic conversation held Tuesday, both expressed concern regarding the health system in Afghanistan – the only […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A steering committee for holding and making preparations for the upcoming South Asian Games (SAG) has been constituted. The 14th edition of the games is scheduled to be held in Pakistan. The steering committee will be chaired by Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar while Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr. Fehmida Mirza […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Peshawar Tigers downed Lahore Heroes by eight wickets in the opening match of the Celebrity Premier League (CPL) at the Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi on Wednesday. Batting first, Lahore Heroes scored 172 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated 20 overs while Peshawar Tigers crossed the 173 mark in the 12th over […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said the establishment of communication linkages with Central Asian States through Afghanistan would usher in new era of prosperity and development in the entire region. Talking to Ambassador of Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin, the minister said that stable and peaceful Afghanistan […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) Mobile Education Units (MEU) on Wednesday briefed 17 million people about road safety and traffic laws aiming to promote road safety awareness on motorways and highways during current year. According to NHMP, in order to create awareness among the people about road safety, the officers of Motorway Police […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Anti Narcotics Control force has seized 595 KGs of heroin and 5.033 KGs of cocaine and arrested ten persons during operations, said spokesman here on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, 10 persons including three foreigners were arrested by the ANF during the operations. Sharing the details, he said, 1.393 Kgs cocaine was seized from […]
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