ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Tuesday that practical steps were being taken to ensure that overseas Pakistanis used their right of vote in next general elections. He was speaking to the participants of overseas Pakistanis rally in front of Prime Minister Office. The rally had started from Election Commission […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The participants, in a Youth Parliament Pakistan organised online symposium titled – Why Young People Don’t Vote in Pakistan? – held an enlightening discussion on how young people are reluctant to participate in the electoral processes, especially casting votes in the previous general elections. The symposium was opened by Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, President of PILDAT […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf on Tuesday said Pakistan wanted economic partnerships and investment from the US, as the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan had undergone a transformation and shifted its priorities from geopolitics to geo-economics. The NSA expressed these views during a meeting with six-member US delegation headed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Ombudsman Secretariat for Protection Against Harassment (FOSPAH) conducted an awareness seminar at University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar said in a Press Release issued here on Tuesday. According to details, Vice Chancellor UET Peshawar Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, Regional Commissioner FOSPAH Regional Office, Peshawar Rubab Mehdi, Lawyers and the students attended the event. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:All Parties Hurriyat Conference has deplored the fresh spell of coercion launched by the infamous Indian National Investigation Agency against Hurriyat leaders and activists, journalists, businessmen, lawyers, employees and human rights activists to suppress the popular voice for right to self-determination. According to reporter, the APHC spokesman in Srinagar strongly condemned the illegal arrest of […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its sadness at the passing away of cricket writer Khalid H Khan, who passed away in Karachi on Tuesday. He was 59. In a condolence message, PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said: “Khalid was one of the most respected cricket journalists in the country who had a long and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a suo motu notice on the use of plastic bottles for medicines. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhar and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the case. During the course of proceedings, Justice Ijaz asked could medicines be kept in plastic […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday extended the stay order against the indictment of former president Asif Ali Zardari in reference pertaining suspicious bank transaction of Rs8 billion. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq heard the appeal of Asif Ali Zardari against decision of accountability court dismissing his […]
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