Daryl Mitchell receives ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2021

ISLAMABAD:As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday announced Daryl Mitchell as the winner of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2021. Mitchell won the award for his gesture of refusing to take a single in the high-pressure ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final against England […]

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Rescue 1122 responds to 2716 emergency calls in Jan

MUZAFFARGARH:Rescue 1122 has received 14264 calls out of which 2716 genuine emergency calls and 9807 disturbing calls during last month of January. According to a report issued by District Emergency Officer, Dr Hussain Mian, Rescue 1122 maintained its average response time of seven minutes and responded to 2716 emergencies including 438 road traffic accidents, 1879 […]

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Admin directed to utilize all resources to make ‘Maah e Safai’ campaign a success

RAWALPINDI:Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Noor ul Amin Mengal on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to utilize all available resources to make the ongoing ‘Maah e Safai’ campaign a success. Chairing a meeting held here he instructed the administration to ensure cleanliness of all areas particularly streets, roads and public sector offices. He said, all open manholes […]

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GB government announces to cover medical bills of little Karim

GILGIT:Government of Gilgit Baltistan has announced that medical bills of mountaineer “Little Karim” will be covered officially. The announcement came after a video posted by Karim’s son about his family’s financial difficulties went viral. Multiple social media users have also pledged to support Little Karim’s family after watching the video.

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Gomal University, AWK University ink MoU for cooperation in research

PESHAWAR:Gomal University, DI Khan and Abdul Wali Khan (AWK) University, Mardan on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote scientific, research and educational cooperation. The signing ceremony was held between Gomal University Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Iftikhar Ahmed and AWK University VC Prof Dr Zahoor ul Haq at AWK University Mardan. Under […]

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Fawad, Egyptian Envoy agree to open dubbing centres for dramas, films

ISLAMABAD:Egyptian Ambassador Tarek Mohamed Dahroug Wednesday called on Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain here, and discussed matters of mutual interest, especially related to film, drama, and regional and international situations. During the meeting, they agreed to open dubbing centres in their countries to translate both the Egyptian and Pakistani films and dramas […]

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ADB proposes measures to maximize CPEC benefits

ISLAMABAD:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed certain policy actions to fully explore the potential benefits of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and to raise income from exports and enhance fiscal capacity of the government. A case study on Economic Corridor Development (ECD) in Pakistan released by the ADB on Wednesday proposed to utilize the […]

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PIDE to hold two-day training for Non-Financial Managers

ISLAMABAD:A two-day training titled ‘Finance for Non-Financial Managers (FNFM)’ will be conducted on 16th and 17th of February at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) to develop basic knowledge and skills among support managers serving in various public and private departments. The purpose of the training programme, organized by the Executive Development Center of […]

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