ISLAMABAD:People in large numbers have started visiting the Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 to see what is said be the world’s largest Quran designed by a Pakistani-Canadian artist Shahid Rassam. Surah Ar-Rahman, a chapter of the Islamic scripture which has been cast on a high-quality canvas with aluminum and gold-plated script, was unveiled at […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi said that children rights was a cross-cutting theme and required concerted efforts by all stakeholders, reads a press release issued here. He said most of the countries have a Child Ombudsman but due to the absence of Child Ombudsman in Pakistan, the Federal Ombudsman has been working for child […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the monitoring team and District Monitoring Officer for Local Government Elections in remaining 18 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Phase 2. The ECP issued a notification to the effect in pursuance of Article 218(3) read with Article 220 of the Constitution […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Murree tragedy, in which over 20 people had lost their lives earlier this month, was caused by many reasons including maladministration, however, a less talked about reason was public not following the travel advisory, weather alert and making abrupt plans to visit the snowy mountains. Although, the official website of Pakistan Meteorological department (MET) had […]
Read MoreOn the eve of first anniversary of the coup anniversary in Myanmar, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the military rulers to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Aziz Haq, the UN chief said he stood in “solidarity with the people” of Myanmar and for […]
Read MoreBEIJING:The Beijing Olympic Winter Games will not only provide a competitive stage for athletes from different countries and regions but also build a platform for cultural exchange, said Zhang Ming, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Monday. Zhang made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Xinhua prior to the opening of Beijing […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 296.77 points, a positive change of 0.66 points, closing at 45,374.68 points against 45,077.91 points on the last working day. A total of 251,682,734 shares, valuing Rs8.563, were traded during the day compared to the trade of 258,912,326 shares worth […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday rejected a summary to increase the petrol price by Rs 10 per liter and diesel by Rs 14, in the national interest. The prime minister said that government would bear the burden of the price hike this time to protect the people from the additional economic burden. As the government […]
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