House detention of IIOJK political leaders undemocratic: Ghulam Mir

ISLAMABAD: The President of Indian National Congress chapter in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Ghulam Ahmad Mir has said that the house detention of National Conference President, Farooq Abdullah and other leaders is unethical and undemocratic. Political leaders, including Farooq Abdullah, were detained ahead of a march by the People’s Alliance for Gupkar […]

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Pakistan, India swap nuclear installations lists

ISLAMABAD: A List of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was handed over in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India, signed on December […]

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EPA approves 10 mega projects of capital last year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has issued environmental approvals to 10 mega projects of the federal capital after due fulfilment of codal formalities and holding of public hearings during 2021. The projects included housing societies, malls, roads, etc. , whereas public hearings of an additional 11 projects were scheduled to be held in January […]

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NAP on Business & HRs to facilitate, guide business enterprises

ISLAMABAD: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights would facilitate and guide business enterprises in ensuring compliance with and supporting the effective implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) priority areas. The State of Pakistan expects business enterprises to evaluate their compliance with all applicable domestic laws relevant to the respect for human rights […]

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Pakistan’s Northern part supports quality habitats for nationally endangered snow leopards, brown bears

ISLAMABAD: A recent study on ‘Ecology and Conflicts Dynamics of Apex Predators in Northern Pakistan’ by Dr Shoaib Hameed has revealed that the northern part of the country supports quality habitats of Brown Bear and Snow Leopard that are endangered carnivore species in Pakistan. Talking to reporter, Dr Shoaib Hameed said the research was based […]

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