Sheikh Rashid attends funeral prayers of elder brother

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has attended the funeral prayers of his elder brother Sheikh Rafique Qamar on Wednesday. The Namaz-e-Janaza of late Sheikh Rafique Qamar was offered at Kot Radha Kishan, which was attended by DG Rangers Punjab Maj Gen Syed Asif Hussain, MNA Rashid Shafique, former Nazim Lahore Mian Amir and other […]

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Indonesian Ambassador pointed out possibilities of Pak-Indonesia FTA

ISLAMABAD:Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan, Adam Mulawarman Tugio on Wednesday said Pakistan and Indonesia had strong prospects for proposed bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which help strengthen economic and trade ties between the two countries. The Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) already existed in both the countries which opened up the possibility of […]

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EVMs to lay foundation of transparent elections: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said legislation regarding right to vote for Pakistanis abroad and electronic voting machines would be enacted by the grace of Allah Almighty in a joint sitting of Parliament today. Electronic Voting Machines would lay the foundation for transparent elections, he tweeted. He said the […]

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0.6 million daily benefit from shelter homes: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that six hundred thousand people eat meals from shelter homes every day. In a tweet, he said that these shelters were being run by several groups of philanthropists. He said that no public sector money was being spent on these shelter homes. However, he […]

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Exports increase by 25.2% to Rs1.57 trillion in 4 months

ISLAMABAD:The exports from the country in rupee term witnessed an increase of 25.2 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding month of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. According to PBS provisional figures, the exports from the country during July-October (2021-22) were recorded […]

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’Ehsaas Rashan Riayat SMS service ‘8171’ to reopen for public till Friday’ : Sania Nishtar

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar Wednesday announced that for the facilitation of public ‘Ehsaas Rashan Riayat SMS service would again be functional till Friday where eligible persons would get information about the process of this program. Talking to the PTV news channel, she said the […]

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Electoral reforms package to ensure fair, transparent elections: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday felicitating the nation particularly nine million overseas Pakistanis, said the passage of Electoral Reforms Package would ensure free, fair and transparent upcoming elections in the country. Talking to media outside Parliament House, he said the passage of Bills related to use of Electronic Voting Machines […]

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PTI to fulfill promise of voting right to expatriates today : Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that today the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would fulfill another election promise by passing a law allowing overseas Pakistanis to vote in elections. In a tweet, he said that electronic voting machine and overseas Pakistanis voting law would be a milestone in strengthening democracy in […]

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