New federal ombudsman takes charge; vows to redress public grievances

ISLAMABAD:Federal Ombudsman, Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that our mandate is to redress grievances of the general public against maladministration by the government agencies. He was addressing the officers and staff of the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat after taking oath as the Federal Ombudsman the other day. He urged the officers and staff of Wafaqi Mohtasib […]

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Pakistan, Kazakhstan discuss mutual cooperation in drug reduction

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Narcotics Control, Brig (R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah on Tuesday discussed mutual cooperation in drug reduction with Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin. During the meeting, Ijaz Ahmad Shah pointed that the first agreement between the two countries was signed in 1995 and some amendments proposed by Pakistan in it are likely to be […]

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Opposition has no guts to overthrow Govt.: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that the opposition parties did not have the guts and prowess to overthrow the present democratically-elected government with their so-called protest movement. Replying to questions during the media briefing on the decisions of the Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, he […]

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Academicians endorse mass awareness to flourish SMEs culture

ISLAMABAD:The Academician and exports on Tuesday recommended mass awareness Campaign among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs,) to encourage the SME culture in the country. They urged for strengthening the role of SME Bank, Strengthening Inter-Organizational Coordination, Introduction of Global Value Chains and International Production Networks for SMEs, Alignment of SME Policy with CPEC Long-Term Plan […]

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Disruption of Christmas gatherings shows real face of fascist India: President

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday said that the disruption of Christmas gatherings and burning of the Santa Claus effigy manifested the emerging real face of the fascists Hindutva India. The president was commenting on a news report on the freezing of the bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (MoC) in West Bengal by […]

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Police chalk out security plan for new year’s night

RAWALPINDI:Police have made an elaborate security arrangement for the new year’s night, informed a police spokesman on Tuesday. In this regard, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ashfaq Ahmed Khan held a meeting at Police Line to review the crime situation as well as law and order situation in the region. City Police Officer (CPO) Sajid Kiani, […]

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Pakistan’s first eco-friendly tourist village in Kaghan to develop soon: Amin Aslam

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Tuesday said that government under the vision of PM Imran Khan was promoting sustainable eco-tourism and country’s first eco-friendly tourist village would develop in ‘Kaghan valley’ soon. Talking to a private news channel, Amin Aslam explained that the eco-friendly project in Kaghan valley […]

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China to see breakthroughs in robotics by 2025

ISLAMABAD:China has pledged to achieve breakthroughs in core robotic technologies and related high-end products by 2025, according to a guideline released Tuesday. The country will strive to become a global hub for robotics innovation by then, attaining the performance and reliability for key robot components to meet international standards, said the guideline jointly issued by […]

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