Twenty-one films screened at EUFF: official

ISLAMABAD:Twenty-one award-winning films from across the Europe on a range of issues such as gender equality that highlight diversity of cultures were screened at European Film Festival (EUFF), said senior official of Pakistan National Council of Arts Masroor Shah on Saturday. He said festival showcased a range of European films and culture to a broad […]

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Theatre Workshops series to start tomorrow

ISLAMABAD:Theater Wallay would organized a 3rd Theatre Workshops series from December 19 (Sunday) to be conducted by Safeer, a renowned Instructor at ‘The Farm Banigala.’ Safeer has over 20 years of theatre experience and he has attended various training courses conducted by various Fulbright scholars in past seven years. Among his theatre teachers were Musadiq […]

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Local POL production increase 7.33% in 4 months

ISLAMABAD:Overall production of petroleum commodities has witnessed an increase of 7.33 percent during the first four months of current financial year 2021-22 as compared to corresponding period of fiscal year 2020-21. The Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) products that showed positive growth include Jet Fuel Oil the production increased by 28.35 percent during the period […]

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Afghan FM to brief OIC moot on humanitarian situation in his country: Pak envoy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan on Saturday said Interim Afghan government’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi would brief the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states on deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Talking to reporter at Islamabad International Air Port , he said the Afghan FM would shortly arrive to attend the […]

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’National Hemp policy’ in Pakistan gets locally, international welcoming response, Shibli Faraz

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Senator Syed Shibli Faraz Saturday said that ‘National Hemp Policy’ was getting locally and internationally over welcoming response, which would move the country forward economically. Speaking to a private news channel, Federal Minister said that the cultivating of hemp would create more jobs opportunities and would generate over 2 […]

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Indonesian FM arrives for OIC moot, says her presence reflects solidarity with Afghans

ISLAMABAD: Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi on Saturday arrived here to attend 17th extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled to be held on Sunday. Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal received the foreign minister. Special arrangements are made to welcome the delegates of OIC member states at […]

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Very cold weather likely in upper/central parts, north Balochistan

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast very cold and dry weather for most upper or central parts of the country and north Balochistan during the next 24 hours. Dense fog or smog is likely in plain areas of Punjab. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. Cold […]

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Pakistan desires durable, result-oriented ties with Central Asian States: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday said that under its Central Asia Vision, Pakistan desired a durable and result-oriented relationship with the states in the region. The foreign minister, in a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov, said being an important country in Central Asia, Turkmenistan was a country of special importance […]

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