Rain to subside smoggy conditions;PMD

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday Predicted rain likely to lash different parts of the country which would help subside the smoggy conditions. Light rain / wind-thunderstorm and snowfall over hills is expected in Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar Region and North East Punjab. Smog/fog is likely to decrease in plain areas of […]

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Asad Umar performs ground breaking of 10th Avenue

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Saturday performed the ground breaking ceremony of 10th Avenue. Adviser to Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority Affairs, Ali Nawaz Awan also attended the ceremony. Addressing on the occasion, Asad Umar said that the project would be completed at a cost of more than Rs10 […]

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UNODC workshop for maritime law enforcement agencies concludes

ISLAMABAD:A five-day workshop organized by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office in Pakistan (COPAK) for maritime law enforcement agencies concluded here on Saturday. The roundtable workshop was aimed at strengthening national action against drugs trafficking and smuggling of contraband items through Pakistan’s coastal areas and maritime domain. The officials of law […]

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Pakistan’s New York consulate expands online services for expatriates

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Consulate General in New York has digitalized its operations and is delivering a range of services to overseas Pakistanis that do not require them to visit its offices, a senior Pakistani diplomat has said. Consul General Ayesha Ali told a press conference on Friday that overseas Pakistanis can now obtain online — […]

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IMDC students, faculty hold free medical camp at ‘Bhara Kahu’

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Medical & Dental College’s (IMDC) Social Affairs Society (SAS) in collaboration with Dr. Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH) here on Saturday arranged a free medical camp at ‘Nai Abaadi, Bhara Kahu’, for the underprivileged population. A large number of local residents visited the medical camp where screening for diabetes and hypertension alongside vision checkup […]

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PM conveys to Sri Lankan President nation’s anger, shame over vigilante killing in Sialkot

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and conveyed the nation’s anger and shame to people of Sri Lanka at vigilante killing of Priyantha Diyawadana in Sialkot. In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he said, “Spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today in UAE to convey our […]

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Pakistan receive US$3 bln Saudi deposit: Tarin

ISLAMABAD:Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Saturday announced that Pakistan has received US$3 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia to lend support to the local currency and help bolster foreign exchange reserves of the country. In a tweet, Tarin thanked Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the […]

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Religious fanaticism time bomb needed to be defused: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister of Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday while expressing deep sorrow and regret over the Sialkot incident, said that narrow minded religious fanaticism was like a time bomb which needed to be defused before it was too late. In a tweet he said that after Sialkot incident he had been thinking what […]

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