Renowned Urdu poetess Parveen Shakir known as ‘Commuter of Fragrance’ being remembered

ISLAMABAD:Renowned Urdu poetess Parveen Shakir know as ‘Commuter of fragrance’ was remembered on her 69th birthday anniversary across the country and glowing tributes are being paid for her lifetime literary services on radio and electronic channels. Parveen Shakir was a legendary female poet who started poetry in her childhood. Parveen Shakir was the first female […]

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Islamabad moves in National Disabled T20 Cricket C’ship semis

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad thrashed Abbottabad in a thrilling and exciting match to qualify for the semifinals of the ICRC Presents SAF 7th National Disabled Twenty20 Cricket Championship here at Bhutto Cricket Ground G-7. Islamabad beat Abbottabad by 18 runs in the quarterfinal of the fourth phase of the ongoing National Championship organized by Pakistan Feasibility Disabled Cricket […]

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Bilawal offers condolence to Amir Chandio on brother’s death

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Amir Chandio’s bother – a member of party’s digital media wing. In a condolence message, he prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in the eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to […]

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COMSTECH and LRBT Eye Surgeries, training of Ophthalmologists in Niger begins

ISLAMABAD:An advanced team of Pakistani doctors reached Niamey, Niger Wednesday early morning on a week visit to conduct Eye surgeries and training of local doctors in Niamey, capital of Niger, a west African least developed Muslim country. The objective is to deliver high quality cataract services to improve vision related quality of life and reduce […]

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Naulong dam to irrigate 4,7000 acres near Jhal Magsi

ISLAMABAD:The Naulong Dam Project will irrigate 47,000 acres of land near Jhal Magsi, Balochistan. The dam located on Mula River at Sunt near Gandawa City in Tehsil and District Jhal Magsi will help reduce poverty, socio-economic uplift, and women’s emancipation. The dam would generate 4.4 MW of cheap hydropower energy, said an official of the […]

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Law Ministry achieves 92% target in 1st quarter

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Law and Justice had achieved 92 percent target against it’s own committed targets in 1st quarter (July 1 to September 30) of performance agreements. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Establishment Muhammad Shahzad Arbab on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr Farogh Naseem and stated, […]

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Arrest of IIOJK rights activist continues to draw ire both at home & abroad

ISLAMABAD:The arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez by the India’s notorious National Investigation Agency (NIA) continues to draw sharp criticism both at home and abroad with global human rights organizations and political parties calling upon India to release him, immediately. According to reporter, Amnesty International in a tweet said, “the arrest of Kashmiri […]

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Court grants time to NAB for comments in accused acquittal plea

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing till December 13, in acquittal plea of co-accused in reference pertaining corruption in funds of sugarcane growers. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the case filed by the co-accused challenging the reference under fresh amendments in NAB Ordinance. The NAB prosecutor Waseem Javed adopted the stance that the […]

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