Kisan Card flagship programme of govt: Minister

LAHORE:Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi on Monday said that Kisan Card was a flagship programme of the incumbent government under which subsidy was being provided on agricultural equipment, seeds and agricultural commodities. He said this while presiding over a meeting of agriculture transformation steering committee at CM office. He directed to speed up […]

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Ali urges youth to play due role in countering fifth generation war

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan Monday urged the youth to play their due role in countering the fifth generation war imposed on Pakistan and respond to negative propaganda against Pakistan’s ideology, Islam, country’s institutions, and sacred personalities. Responding to a motion moved by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan regarding the performance of […]

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Court acquits Mir Shakil, others in plot allotment case

LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday acquitted Jang/Geo group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakilur Rehman and two others in plot allotment case. Accountability Court Judge Asad Ali announced the verdict while allowing acquittal applications of the accused. The court had reserved its verdict on acquittal applications and it was announced on Monday. The court allowed acquittal applications […]

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PM asks PTI MPs to intensify campaign ahead of local bodies polls

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the elected representatives of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to pace up their public interaction and campaign ahead of the upcoming local bodies elections. In a meeting with Chief Minister Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and the PTI’s members of national and provincial assemblies, he called for mobilizing the party workers to intensify pre-election […]

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Pakistan strongly condemns attempted missile attack on UAE

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the launching of a missile from Al-Jawf, Yemen, by the Houthis towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “It is commendable that the missile was successfully intercepted by the air defence system of the UAE, preventing loss of innocent lives,” the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement. He said Pakistan […]

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Equal rights to women to help achieve SDGs: Begum Samina

ISLAMABAD:Begum Samina Arif Alvi Monday said women should be given equal rights so that goals of sustainable development could be achieved. Speaking at an event organized by Engro Pakistan to acknowledge and honour women farmers, Begum Samina said she was proud of women agro entrepreneurs, and lauded them for their courage for breaking barriers and […]

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