Ashrafi urges world leaders’ role for peace in Afghanistan peace

LAHORE:Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has appealed to the Muslim world leaders to play their role for peace and development in Afghanistan. Addressing a press conference at the Punjab Institute of Quran and Seerat Studies here on Sunday, he said that stability in the […]

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Ministers inspect development projects in Lahore

LAHORE:Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood and Provincial Minister for Local Governments Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed inspected development projects, completed in Bhakewal Pind, Allama Iqbal Town, here on Sunday. According to a handout issued here, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Basharat Khokhar, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Rana Shaheryar and others also accompanied them. The federal minister, while addressing a ceremony, organised […]

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Private labs asked to adopt safe methods for disposal of infectious waste

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has directed the private laboratories to follow the regulations and appropriate treatment methods for the safe disposal of infectious waste in the federal capital. “Infectious waste produced at the labs and hospitals can greatly endanger the public health and the environment and thus cause nosocomial infections if waste is not […]

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Electoral Rolls verification drive starts

ISLAMABAD:The door-to-door voters’ verification and authentication campaign has commenced across the country from Sunday. The first phase of the verification campaign would continue till December 6. Registration powers have been given to a total of 142 officers including 42 in Punjab, 30 in Sindh, 35 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 34 in the Balochistan province for […]

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3rd International PACES Competition concludes at Lahore’s Ayub Stadium

LAHORE: The closing ceremony of the 3rd International PACES (Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System) Competition was held at Ayub Stadium, Lahore on Sunday. Commander Lahore Corps Lieutenant General Muhammad Abdul Aziz was Chief Guest at the occasion, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release. The championship was specially significant due to the […]

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PTI only federal party with national agenda:Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was only national party and it had the national agenda. In a tweet, he said that Pakistan’s opposition was fragmented having no similarity in ideology. He said some parties have vote bank in one division while some other had repression […]

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