Day: February 28, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Pakistani Blind Archer Tanveer Ahmed has bagged the first-ever silver medal for Pakistan and as well as for Asia in the Visually Impaired Category of the World Archery Para Championships 2022 at Dubai. According to details, Ahmed won the quarterfinal against Matteo of Italy by 6-4, and downed Newberry of Australia in the semifinal by […]

ISLAMABAD:Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), after a hiatus, has started working on five dams-cum-hydropower projects besides building two mega dams, Mohmand and Diamer Basha to meet the country’s growing water needs. Sources told reporter that the under construction hydropower projects included Dasu, Keyal Khwar, Kurram Tangi, Warsak power and Mangla rehabilitation initiatives. Similarly, they […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Chairman Syed Sultan Shah believes the series against the South Africa blind cricket team would provide Pakistani players an opportunity to prepare well for the T20 World Cup for the Blind to be held in India in November. The South Africa blind cricket team has arrived in Pakistan for the […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) would organize a one-day woodcut workshop on March 2 under the supervision of senior artist Tasneem Shahzad aiming to provide a platform for emerging artists to get the opportunity by native artists from Peshawar. According to an announcement issued here, Tasneem Shahzad a living legend started painting at […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday slammed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for using the Sindh government’s machinery and resources to hold a long march for political gains. Sharing some pictures on his twitter handle to substantiate the claim, he wrote: “This is the real story of […]

BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow, very successful and of historical significance, setting a clear direction for the future development of Pakistan-Russia comprehensive and pragmatic cooperative relations, Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, said on Sunday. Prof. Cheng, also a former Chinese military diplomat in Pakistan, said […]

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has decided to take stern action against public service vehicles involved in non-completion of routes, misbehavior with passengers and overloading. “Strict action will be taken against those transporters violating traffic routes. The purpose is to provide better traffic facilities to the citizen,” said SSP (Traffic) Rai Mazhar Iqbal on Sunday while […]

ISLAMABAD:Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that people of Sindh were fed up with the PPP’s rule in Sindh and they were looking for an alternate leadership. In a press statement, Qureshi said that PTI’s ‘Huqooq-e-Sindh’ march had reached Sukkur from Ghotki after passing through different areas. The […]