News desk of daily ‘Jang’ developed fake story about PTI MPs: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday said the news desk of the daily ‘Jang’ had developed a fake story about the defection of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Members of Parliament (MPs). In a tweet, he said a couple of days ago, the newspaper falsely reported that some 33 members of the PTI […]

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NPO seeks proposals, ideas on productivity

ISLAMABAD:The National Productivity Organization (NPO) is organizing a competition to get ideas, proposals and solutions to promote productivity in the country. The NPO is initiating Pakistan’s first productivity movement through Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) project titled “Improving Competitiveness through Sustainable National Productivity (SNP)”, said NPO document. SNP key activities includes launch of productivity movement […]

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29,338 candidates to contest KP’s second phase LG polls

ISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that 29,338 candidates will contest the second phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to be held on March 31 in 65 tehsils of 18 districts. According to ECP, as many as 651 candidates will contest tehsil chairman seats, 13,331 candidates for the general village and […]

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Australia supports training for blind women cricket team

ISLAMABAD:The Australian High Commission sponsored a six-day cricket training and tournament for visually impaired women and girls from across Pakistan, organized in collaboration with the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC). The training builds on Australia’s support to PBCC in the formation of Pakistan’s first blind women cricket team in 2018, which played its first international […]

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Lok Virsa Pavillion at Education Expo 2022 attracted huge crowd

ISLAMABAD:Lok Virsa Pavillion has attracted a large number of people from across provinces which was set up at Education Expo 2022 at Pak-China Friendship centre March 11-13 aiming to promote cultural and heritage diversity of the country. Talking to reporter an official of Lok Virsa Mehmood Ryaz said the efforts for harnessing culture with education […]

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PTA takes action against fake SIMs, mobile devices used in fraudulent activities

ISLAMABAD:The modern-day electronic gadget of smart phone or what may be called as pocket-size mini-computer has more connected the world than ever before through various apps and social media websites during the last two decades or so. Thus the rapid digitization has transformed almost everything on face of the earth: economy to government-citizens’ interaction, market-customer […]

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Fawad castigates fragmented opposition for failing to give names of PM, CM candidates

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said that the fragmented opposition wanted to overthrow the government but neither the name of the candidate for Prime Minister, nor for the Chief Minister Punjab had been given. In a tweet, he said that the only goal of the opposition was to get rid […]

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Imran Khan name of ideology, courage, bravery: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Sunday that Imran Khan was the name of ideology, courage and bravery who does not bow down and will not let the nation bow down to anyone. Addressing the three-day Overseas Convention here he said expatriates participating in this convention were truly special guests. […]

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