Govt taking steps for women empowerment: Mazari

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was taking steps to empower women segment of society. The government had made legislation to protect the rights of the women in the country, she said while talking to a private television channel. There is no harm to launch ‘Aurat […]

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Arshad Ayub distributes 40 allotment letters of quarters among industrial workers

Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Irrigation Arshad Ayub Khan has said that if our workers are prosperous then the industrialists will be happy and if the industrialists are prosperous then the country will be prosperous and developed. It is giving maximum benefits and facilities so that more and more industrialists can set up their industries […]

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Meeting reviews progress on foreign funded projects

PESHAWAR:A high-level meeting regarding Foreign Funded Development Projects was held here on Monday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair. The meeting reviewed progress so far made on foreign funded development projects being executed in the province and made a number of decisions to further expedite pace of work on the projects […]

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Polio campaign starts in six southern districts of KP

PESHAWAR:A three-day anti-polio campaign Monday started in six southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in which one million children would be vaccinated. Coordinator Operation Center Abdul Basit said that anti-polio campaign has been launched in Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, DI Khan, South Waziristan and North Waziristan districts. He said that 5711 teams have been formed for […]

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Twitter removes BJP post with cartoon depicting Muslims being hanged

Ahmadabad: The social networking site, Twitter, has removed a caricature posted by the BJP Gujarat unit on its Instagram account wherein it hailed the special court’s verdict sentencing 38 Muslims in the 2008 Ahmadabad blasts case to death. In the caricature, the BJP has depicted the Muslims being hanged while tied to a single rope. […]

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9.1m saplings to be planted in Sargodha division: commissioner

SARGODHA:Commissioner Nabil Javed has said that a target has been set to plant 9.12 million saplings in the division during the upcoming spring tree plantation campaign. He was presiding over a review meeting on the tree plantation campaign, here on Monday. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Asghar Joyia, Conservator of Forests […]

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Seminar held at Population Welfare Dept

BAHAWALPUR:A seminar was organized at the office of District Population Department Bahawalpur region to highlight role and services of the Federal Ombudsman here. The seminar was organized in connection with highlighting importance of Federal Ombudsman Office in provision of justice and certificate distribution among the staff of the District Population Department Bahawalpur. Addressing the seminar, […]

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Police arrest outlaws, seize drugs,weapon

LARKANA:The Larkana District Police Monday raided various places and arrested 10 outlaws including criminals, drug-peddlers, gamblers, Robbers, Pro-claimed offenders and absconders and seized weapons, ammunition, Car and motorcycles. On the strict directives of Senior Superintendent of Police, Larkana, Sarfaraz Nawaz Shaikh, teams of various police stations conducted a number of raids. AliGoharabad Police Station of […]

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