Pakistan marks World Children’s Day with pledge to ensure their rights

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Saturday marked the World Children’s Day with a renewed pledge to ensure protecting all fundamental rights of children including quality education and healthcare without any discrimination. The national leadership reiterated their resolve to protect country’s children from all types of exploitation, exclusion and marginalization. The building of the Aiwan-e-Sadr was illuminated with blue […]

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1820 patients examined, 219 operated at free eye camps in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD:The Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum is holding free eye camps in Khost and Kabul cities of Afghanistan where 1820 patients were checked up and another 219 went through eye surgeries during the first two days. The Forum organized a free eye camp at Public Health Office in Khost from November 18-20 and would hold similar facility […]

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Speaker KP assembly distributes 12 mln rupees interest free loan cheques amongst 300 people

ABBOTTABAD:Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani Saturday said that the Akhuwat organization has so far given Rs. 1.5 trillion rupees interest-free loans to the unemployed persons all over the country with 100 percent recovery. He expressed these views while addressing a cheques distribution ceremony worth 12 million rupees to 300 unemployed persons through Akhuwat […]

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Nation observes 85th birth anniversary of Gen Hamid with reverence

RAWALPINDI:The 85th birth anniversary of former Director General Inter Services Intelligence (DG ISI) Lieutenant General (Retd) Hamid Gul was observed with devotion and respect across the country. Various seminars and symposiums were organized in different cities including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Rawalpindi in which the philosophy of General Hamid Gul and his ideas and […]

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PM to launch “Ehsaas Ration Programme” soon for poor people: Gill

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Special Assistant to the Prime on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Saturday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would soon launch “Ehsaas Ration Programme” to provide essential items including ghee, atta and pulses to the poor people at 30 per less prices. Addressing a news conference, he said that prices of various […]

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Lahore engulfed by smog every winter due to lack of leadership in past: Fawad

JHELUM:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday lashed out the past rulers of Punjab for causing substantial damage to its capital city’s green cover which had adversely affected air quality in Lahore. “We see Lahore as engulfed by fog in every winter due to past rulers of Lahore who had cut trees […]

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Local education department, NGO observed World Toilet Day

MUZAFFARGARH:Local education department in collaboration with NGO, Qatar Charity Organisation arranged programmes at the schools in connection with the World Toilet Day on Saturday. It were aimed at creating awareness among people and students about importance of using toilets in schools as well as houses, with putting an end to open defecation at open fields. […]

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IT exports increase by 39.26% in four months: Amin

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has said that IT exports have surged at the growth rate of 39.26 percent in the first four months of the current financial year. In a statement, he said “IT and Telecom, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) export remittances, including telecommunication, computer and information services […]

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