PM leaves for Karachi on day-long visit

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left here Wednesday for Karachi on a day-long visit, where he will chair a consultative meeting on the development projects. Members of National Assembly Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi, Maulana Asad Mehmood besides Miftah Ismael, Akram Durrani and officials concerned accompanied the prime minister. The prime minister along […]

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PM Shehbaz’s remarks on CPEC construction highly commendable: China

BEIJING: China on Wednesday highly commended Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks on the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said that it was ready to work with Pakistan to continue pursue high-quality development of the corridor and build it into a model and demonstration project for Belt and Road (BRI) cooperation. “We noted Prime […]

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DC reviews arrangements for vaccination campaign

SANGHAR: Deputy Commissioner Sanghar Dr. Imran-ul-Hassan Khuwaja has said that healthy children were the base of society which could be protected through immunization against different infectious diseases. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting with the officers of the health department and the representatives of social welfare organizations to mark international immunization week to […]

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UK annual inflation soars to new 30-year high in March

ANKARA: UK annual consumer inflation soared to a new 30-year high as it hit 7% in March, exceeding market estimates, according official figures released on Wednesday. The reading was up from 6.2% registered in February. The hike was led by broad price rise across the country, such as electricity, gas, motor fuels, second-hand cars, restaurant […]

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Press bodies strongly condemn re-arrest of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan

ISLAMABAD:The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Wednesday strongly condemned the re-arrest of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, saying the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) was being misused to “harass and detain journalists”. According to reporter, Sultan was held for nearly four years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, after he was arrested in August 2018 when […]

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