Shafqat takes briefing about performance, targets of education ministry

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood reviewed the performance and targets achieved by each organization under performance agreement signed last year on September 22. While chairing a weekly review meeting of the ministry and attached organizations here on Monday he said, the ministry was graded to 91.2 percent on […]

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Religious ministries’ role vital for reforms in Muslim societies: Qadri

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noor ul Haq Qadri Monday said the religious affairs ministries had a big role in bringing reforms in the Muslim societies across the world. The religious ministries should present the Islamic teachings in such a way that could appeal to the young generation, he added. The minister […]

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SSP reviews performance of traffic congestion response unit

ISLAMABAD: The traffic congestion response unit of Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) is effectively managing traffic flow during peak hours and ensuring a disciplined traffic system in various markets of the city. It was stated by Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Rai Mazhar Iqbal while reviewing the performance of the unit comprising seven teams equipped with […]

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SC acquits accused in murder case over lack of evidence

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted the main accused Rafaqat Ali in the murder case of Mirza Mubashir Baig over lack of evidence. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhail and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed heard the case pertaining to Rafaqat Ali along with two other co-accused […]

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TikTok removes more than 6m videos from Pakistan for violating community guidelines

ISLAMABAD:The world’s leading short-form video platform, TikTok, has removed more than 6 million videos from Pakistan for violating community guidelines. TikTok has released its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which details the volume and nature of violating content and accounts removed from the platform in Q3 of 2021. The report provides insight into content removed for […]

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Senate body inspects tree plantation protection, conservation of wildlife projects

ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Climate Change Committee on Monday visited Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) Visitor Information Center, trail 06 after the recent development of Leopards found in the area reserved as the Leopard Preserve Zone as a permanent habitat of the wildcats, to witness on ground progress on tree plantation protection and conservation of wildlife and […]

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Pakistan’s rice exports to China increased 133% in 2021

BEIJING:Pakistan’s export of rice to China (HS Code 1006) crossed $400 million in 2021, up 133 percent year on year, and in the first five months of the last year once Pakistan remained the largest rice supplier to China, according to the official data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of […]

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