‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urgent’: UN chief

In a message on the eve of International Migrants Day, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that expressing solidarity with migrants on the move, “has never been more urgent.” Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one where they were born. While many individuals migrate out of choice, many […]

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PIA gets first Airbus-320 simulator for pilots’ training

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has acquired the first state-of-the-art Airbus-320 simulator from a British company, which would enable pilots to get training within the country and help save heavy expenses spent on the training abroad. Accordingly, an agreement was signed by PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik and CEO L3Harris, Robin Glover in a […]

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Noor-ul-Haq Qadri grieved over demise of ‘naat khawan’ Khalid Hasnain

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Saturday expressed his heartfelt grief over the demise of Khalid Hasnain Khalid, a naat khawan. In his condolence message, the minister prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage and fortitude to his family to bear the […]

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WB approves $195 mln to improve electricity supply, distribution

ISLAMABAD:The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $195 million in financing to support Pakistan in improving electricity distribution and implementing energy sector reforms to increase service quality for consumers. The Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project (EDEIP) will help distribution companies improve operations to manage the electricity supply more efficiently and increase the reliability of […]

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39 US Congressmen ask Biden Admin to release frozen Afghan assets

ISLAMABAD:The congressmen from both the Democrats and Republican parties asked the Biden Administration to release frozen Afghan assets, clarify the existing sanctions exemptions on humanitarian aid and allow international financial institutions to inject necessary economic capital into Afghanistan. In an open bipartisan letter signed by 39 congressmen and addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

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Strict action to be taken against milkmen for overcharging

MULTAN:Strict action would be taken against profiteers who are selling milk at exorbitant price in complete disregard of the government’s rates. In this regard a meeting was held chaired by Director Livestock Dr. Jamshaid Akthar, on Saturday. He said in collaboration with district administration strict action would be taken against the violates selling milk at […]

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Killing of innocent Kashmiris by Indian troops in IIOJK denounced

ISLAMABAD:In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat leader and the Chairman of Peoples Political Party, Engineer Hilal Ahmad War, has strongly condemned the merciless killing of innocent Kashmiris by Indian troops in the territory on daily basis. Engineer Hilal Ahmad War in a statement issued in Srinagar appealed to the international community to impress […]

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Christian community finalizes preparations to mark Christmas

ISLAMABAD:With less than only five days left in the grand festival of Christmas, the Christian community in the federal capital, like across the country, has started giving final touches to their preparation for celebrating this festival in august manner. Christian community started their preparation for marking this festival at the advent of December every year […]

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