ISLAMABAD: Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Hurriyat Front Chaudhry Shaheen Iqbal has on Thursday demanded immediate release of incarcerated Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) General Secretary Nahida Nasreen so that she could be able to comfort and grieve the loss of her mother-in-law with her family. The Hurriyat Front Chairman said this while paying a visit to the jailed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 243.70 points, with a negative change of 0.53 percent, closing at 45, 441.10 points against 45, 684.80 points on the last working day. A total of 152, 862, 750 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD: Commissioner Hyderabad division Nadeem-ur-Rehman Memon Thursday directed Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) and Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) to maintain coordination with Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC). The authority’s spokesman informed here Thursday that the Commissioner chaired a meeting with the officials of the 3 organizations in attendance. The spokesman added that the Commissioner directed the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference senior leader Mohammad Yousuf Naqash in his message on ‘International Social Justice Day’ said that Kashmiris wanted implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution passed in 1949. At a time when International Social Justice Day is being observed across the world, the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Provincial Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical education Dr Yasmin Rashid Thursday said an outreach program would be launched soon to ensure better healthcare facilities for the people of Mianwali, Attock and Chakwal. The minister presided over a meeting at Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) and discussed the programme in detail for providing health care […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Microsoft co-founder, and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday termed Ehsaas “a state of the art program”. Bill Gates was speaking during a meeting held with the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar during his first ever visit to Pakistan. Dr. Sania […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday passed eight motions under rule 194 (1), granting extension to three standing committees for presentation of reports on matters referred to them. Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was granted a 30-day extension for presenting report on the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: President, Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) Major General (R) Masood-ur-Rehman Kayani on Thursday urged the people to avoid taking sugary drinks to prevent chronic heart diseases, diabetes, obesity and cancer like serious ailments. In an important meeting of the Civil Society Alliance, organized by the PANAH, held here at the Women Development and Social […]
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