APHC leader appreciates Pakistan’s efforts to highlight Kashmir Issue

ISLAMABAD:All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC, AJK-Chapter), leader Ghulam Muhammad Safi on Monday appreciated Pakistan’s efforts to highlight Kashmir issue at international forums and stressed the need for a more vibrant strategy to resolve the 74-year old dispute between the two nuclear states –Pakistan and India. Hurriyat Leader in an interaction with reporter in connection with […]

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LG elections in 17 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts on Dec 19

ISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the schedule of the first phase of local government elections in 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a notification of schedule, the first phase of the elections of mayor; chairman; members of village council; neighbourhood councils of Tehsil/city, village neighborhood councils in Khyber Pakhtunhkhwa districts would […]

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PTF congratulates Pak cricket team on the superb win

ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Monday extended their heartfelt felicitations to the Pakistan cricket team for pulling-out a historical win against arch-rival India in their T20 Cricket World Cup encounter on Sunday. Pakistan team outclassed India by 10 wickets in their opener of the T20 World Cup and broke the myth of not winning […]

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Famous painter, sculptor Ismail Gulgee remembered

ISLAMABAD:Globally famous painter and sculptor Ismail Gulgee was remembered on Monday at his birth anniversary. Born on October 25 1926 in Peshawar,Gulgee was an award winning artist who won pride of performance, sitara-e-Imtiaz (twice), hilal-e-imtiaz and several international awards. He was a qualified engineer in the U.S. and self-taught abstract painter and portrait painter. Before […]

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HEC announces PakFrance research programme for faculties’ funding

ISLAMABAD:The Higher Education Commission (HEC), has invited research proposals from faculty members of Pakistani Public and Private sector Universities, in collaboration with the French counterparts, for funding under the PakFrance PERIDOT Research Programme. According to Official Sources from Research & Development Division HEC on Monday, PERIDOT is the Franco-Pakistani Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) Programme providing […]

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Court seeks NAB comments on co-accused plea against Karkay reference

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Monday sought comments from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a petition of a co-accused challenging the court jurisdiction in Karkay Rental Power reference after NAB amendment Ordinance. Former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and others had also been named in the same reference lodged by NAB. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar […]

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Pakistan’s call for aid to Afghanistan becomes more relevant after launch of ‘wheat-for-labour’ scheme

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has been consistently asking the international community to help Afghanistan to avert its looming humanitarian crisis following the exit of foreign troops in August. The call of Pakistan for international aid to Afghanistan has become more relevant after its interim government launched a programme to offer wheat in exchange for labour to fight hunger […]

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