Living Rivers Initiative to work on restoring Pakistan’s backbone ecology: Amin

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Tuesday said the Living Rivers Initiative aimed to revive the dying biodiversity of River Indus would work on restoring the country’s backbone of ecology. In a tweet, the SAPM shared his video clip of virtual address at the Ministerial Dialogue of […]

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Pakistan’s Diamond Jubilee: NASFF high achievers scholarship awards ceremony held

ISLAMABAD:The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), under the aegis of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, held a National Amateur Short Film Festival (NASFF) high achievers scholarship awards ceremony in connection with Pakistan’s diamond jubilee celebrations. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and ISPR Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar attended the ceremony, according […]

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By-election on NA-33 Hangu to be held on April 4

ISLAMABAD:Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold a by-election on April 10 in the National Assembly constituency of NA-33 Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to ECP, through public notice, the commission has called upon the voters of the said constituency to elect their representatives to the general seat. It added, Election Commissioner, Swabi, […]

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President urges HEC to expand associate degree programme for rapid human resource development

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said to avail tremendous opportunities offered by the world in the field of technology and data, the best option for Pakistan was to produce efficient human resource through short-term degree programmes. The president, in this regard, urged the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to expand the scope of two-year associate […]

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Pakistan to feature in three back-to-back Taekwondo tournaments

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan team would feature in three back-to-back tournaments including the 11th Asian Club (G-2), 32nd Fajr Open (G-2) and 4th WT President Cup (G-2) International Taekwondo Championships to be held from March 2 to 17 at Tehran, Iran. According to details, the Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr. Fehmida Mirza during a recent […]

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Court asks defence to cross examine witness in next hearing

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday instructed the defence lawyer to conduct cross examination of the prosecution witness on next hearing in LNG reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The court allowed former prime minister to leave after marking his attendance. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s Prosecutor Usman Masood also attended the proceeding. The […]

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SC issues notices to ECP, AGP in Faisal Vawda’s disqualification case

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Attorney General for Pakistan in an appeal filed by PTI leader Faisal Vawda against his disqualification for life. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the […]

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President signs OGRA, Allied health professionals bills into Acts

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday signed into Acts the bills relating to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and Allied Health Professional Council. These include OGRA (Amendment) Act 2022, OGRA (Second Amendment) Act 2022 and Allied health Professionals Council Act 2022. According to President’s media office, the president accorded approval to three bills in […]

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