Exhibition at Alhamra on International Islamic Art Day

LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council (LAC) Thursday organised a splendid exhibition on the occasion of International Islamic Art Day, here at Alhamra Art Gallery. LAC Executive Director Ijaz Ahmad Minhas, famous calligrapher Irfan Qureshi, Jafar Roshnas, director-general Khana-e Farhang Iran, Director Turkish Cultural Centre Olash Ertaash and others jointly inaugurated the exhibition. The show is […]

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Shahzad Arbab responds to Sindh Chief Minister’s statement

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Establishment Shehzad Arbab responding to Sindh Chief Minister’s statement Thursday said that Transfers of officers are being made without any discrimination under the rotation policy decided after consultation with the provinces. In a statement, he said all officers who have spent more than ten years in one province are […]

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ADB team, P&D Board chairman discuss Punjab development issues

LAHORE:Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Alternative Executive Director John Hurley and ADB Country Director Yong Ye met Planning and Development Board (P&D) Chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal here at P&D Complex on Thursday. The two sides discussed Punjab development outlay, priorities and implementation challenges, beside ADB’s portfolio. A brief regarding Punjab government’s priorities and implantation challenges was […]

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Rigging to be controlled through EVMs: Senator Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Senator Faisal Javed on Thursday said that rigging would be controlled through usage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)s in upcoming general election. Talking to a private news channel, he said that usage of EVMs in the upcoming election would benefit all political parties by holding free, […]

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CUI, HEU hold 3rd workshop on China-Pakistan Marine Information

ISLAMABAD:The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University (HEU) of China have recently organized a joint 3rd China-Pakistan Marine Information Workshop at CUI, Wah Campus. The workshop was part of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiatives and China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, a news release said here […]

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MOU signed to build exhibition center for medical equipment, achievements

BEIJING: China and Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly build an international innovative community of medical device and value chain for the purposes of benefiting the human health, serving the ‘Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, and contributing to the development of a community of shared future for mankind. The signing ceremony […]

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CM deplores opposition’s reaction in joint session

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday regretted that the opposition has blatantly violated the democratic norms in the joint session of the parliament. In a statement issued here, the chief minister noted opposition’s response was undemocratic, unethical and non-parliamentary as it ran away from the session after defeat. He said that several […]

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