Today is day of happiness for people of Faisalabad division, says Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said today was a day of great happiness for people of Faisalabad division. In a tweet on Wednesday, he thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for providing health cards to 3.2 million families in Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Chiniot districts. He said that the […]

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FM underlines importance of Pak-Chad ties

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday underscored the importance of fraternal relations between Pakistan and Chad. The foreign minister spoke with his counterpart from Chad Cherif Mahamat Zene. The conversation focused on deepening historic ties between the two countries and strengthening of bilateral cooperation, said a news release issued by Foreign Office Spokesperson. […]

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PM Khans attendance of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony highly appreciable: China

BEIJING: China on Wednesday highly appreciated the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s attendance of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and said that the warm welcome to the Pakistani contingent by Chinese audience once again showed the ironclad friendship was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the two countries. “We highly […]

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Food Authority to start crackdown against junk food in premises of schools, colleges

PESHAWAR:Secretary Food Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Captain (R) Mushtaq Ahmad Wednesday directed Food Safety and Halal Food Authority to start a crackdown against fake and unhealthy beverages, substandard snacks and other junk food in the premises of schools, colleges and universities. He issued these directions while presiding over a review meeting on the performance of KP […]

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IHC adjourns hearing on Zardari’s appeal in suspicious transaction case

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing on appeal of former president Asif Ali Zardari till March 29, in case pertaining to suspicious transaction worth Rs 8 billion. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the appeal of ex-president in NAB case. The petitioner’s lawyer stated that this court had […]

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Commissioner terms unsafe drinking water supply to citizen a criminal act

HYDERABAD:The Commissioner Hyderabad Nadeem Ur Rehman Memon on Wednesday termed the negligence of Water and Sanitation Agency in supply of safe water to citizens is a criminal act adding that effective strategy should be adopted to protect the health of tens of thousands citizens of Hyderabad. Presiding over a meeting with the officers of Water […]

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Spices’ export increase 26.67% to $52.518m in 6 months

ISLAMABAD:The exports of spices from the country witnessed an increase of 26.67 percent during the first six months of financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan exported spices worth US $52.518 million during July-December (2021-22) as compared to the exports of US $41.462 million during July- December (2020-21), showing […]

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50 more died, 4253 tested positive during last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD:The national tally of total active COVID-19 cases on Wednesday recorded at 86262 with 4,253 more people tested positive for the deadly virus while 50 people had died from the disease during the last 24 hours. All 50 corona patients died in the hospital during the last 24 hours, according to the latest update issued […]

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