ISLAMABAD :The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Asad Aleem as Deputy Country Director for ADB in Pakistan. Asad Aleem was working with the bank since 2004 and also served as Principal Energy Specialist in Central and West Asia Department, the ADB said on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It further said that Asad […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH:Two persons were crushed to death in a collision between motorcycle and a speeding passenger van near Askar Petrol Pump Daira Din Panah OF Tehsil Kot Addu on Saturday. According to Rescue 1122 sources, Muhammad Sabir and Ghulam Fareed were returning home from market on motorcycle when a speeding passenger van collided with the motorcycle […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday underlined the need for making collective efforts to address root cause behind the terrorist activities taking place in the country, which was extremism. In a tweet, the minister said ‘the biggest reason behind terrorism is extremism’ that the enemy used as a weapon against the […]
Read MoreLAHORE :The helpline 15 of Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) received 1,607,039 calls during the month of February last, out of which, 1,012,828 were irrelevant and 150,858 were genuine. According to statistics issued by PSCA here on Saturday, the Dispatch Control Centre instituted cases in this regard for further action. Information and consultancy has been […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Hasaan Khawar on Saturday visited the ongoing Spring Festival at Jilani Park to review the administrative arrangements of festival as well as that of the park. SACM termed the arrangements of festival as satisfactory, and while appreciating the management, he said that the Parks and Horticulture Authority was doing […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Department of Dairy Technology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, in collaboration with the Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab (L&DD), organised a five-day hands-on training on ‘Frozen and fermented dairy products’, under the project ‘Capacity Building of dairy farmers and industry stakeholders on milk value chain’ at the city […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The 6th Faiz Festival, titled ‘Chalo Phir Se Muskuraain’, continued at Alhamra Arts Council here on Saturday. On the second day of the Festival, 25 sessions were conducted in which a comprehensive session was held under the title of ‘Shehar-e- Adab Lahore’. Commissioner Lahore Captain Usman, Government College University (GCU) Vice Chancellor Dr. Asghar Zaidi, […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial leader Hamza Khan Nasir has condemned the bomb blasts in Quetta and Peshawar in which innocent people were martyred and injured. In a statement issued here Saturday, Hamza Khan Nasir said that anti-Pakistan elements wanted to create instability in the country through terrorism. He condemned the blast at a shop […]
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