Provision of quality education, health cover to masses atop priorities of AJK govt: President Sultan

MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said education and health were the top priorities of the government and all available resources being channelized to deliver the latest medical cover to the people close to their doorstep in the state. The AJK President said this during his visit to […]

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Ending stalemate in Pak-India ties conditional with restoration of Kashmir status: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the possibility of ending the current stalemate with India was subject to the restoration of Indian occupied Kashmir’s autonomy. “Talking with India would be a betrayal of the Kashmiri people, who have suffered so much and who live in an open-air prison environment with 800,000 troops deployed in […]

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TDAP director general visits SCCI

SIALKOT:Director General (DG) Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Shehzad Ahmad Khan visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and attended a meeting there. The meeting, chaired by SCCI President Mian Imran Akbar, discussed various matters with Shehzad Khan including subsidised International Virtual Trade Exhibitions for exporters of Sialkot. He said that the […]

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PESCO notifies power suspension for Peshawar, Jalala

PESHAWAR:The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) on Tuesday notified that the power supply would remain suspended to various localities due to maintenance work. According to notification, the power supply would remain suspended from 132 KV Peshawar University Grid Station on February 16 and 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., resultantly consumers of 11 KV […]

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Meeting held to review development schemes of ADP, CDP, SDGAP

BAHAWALPUR:The District Coordination Committee met in the Committee Room of Deputy Commissioner Office here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of MPA Sahabzada Gazin Abbasi. The meeting reviewed the ongoing development schemes under the Annual Development Program, Community Development Program, and Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program. MPA Gazin Abbasi said that all construction works should be […]

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Cold, partly cloudy weather predicted for parts of KP

PESHAWAR:The Provincial Met Office Tuesday forecast cold and partly cloudy weather for most parts of the province, while very cold in the hilly areas for next 24 hours. However, light rain with light snowfall over the hills is expected at isolated places in Chitral, Upper and Lower Dir, Malakand, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, […]

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Shafqat directs to enhance Kamyab Jawan Program quota for AJK from 2 to 5%

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday directed the Chairman National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) Syed Javed Hasan to enhance the Kamyab Jawan Programme quota of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from two to five percent. The directions to enhance the quota were given on the request of AJK Education […]

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