SAU Vice Chancellor awards degree to scholar

HYDERABAD: The Vice Chancellor Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam Prof. Dr. Faateh Marri Friday awarded Ph.D. degree to scholar Imran Ali Chandio as he successfully defended his research thesis on “Development of Efficient Method and Schedule of Nitrogen Application for Sunflower.”   The edible oil is the second largest imported item in Pakistan after petroleum […]

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PTI chief misusing KP govt resources: Kundi

ISLAMABAD: Spokesman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Faisal Karim Kundi said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was misusing the resources especially, helicopter of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to attend the public gathering across the country.   Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, he said that the next general […]

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USAID reiterates firm resolve to strengthen Pak-US relations in agri-research, development

ISLAMABAD: Mission Director USAID Julie Koenen on Friday said that bilateral relations between Pakistan and United States are immensely deep and wide, which would further strengthen with every passing day in different fields including agriculture research and development.   She expressed these views during her visit along with a delegation to National Agriculture Research Center, […]

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Pakistan’s silver, bronze medalists’ team members of South Asian TT squad warmly received

PESHAWAR: Ummam Khawaja, Shah Khan, Haseeb Khawaja and Abbas Khan, the four members’ part of the Pakistan National Table Tennis Team along with their coach Amna Khan, also hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were warmly received here at Peshawar Sports Complex soon after arriving here from Maldives.   Director General Sports Khalid Khan was there receiving […]

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Ghazi Gandkar hills fire destroys miles long forests, kills rare species of wildlife

HARIPUR: The jungle fire in two days destroyed miles-long forests and killed rare species of animals and birds in the hilly areas of Gandkar Tehsil Ghazi.   According to the details, the fire erupted in the forest due to unknown reasons, around several miles of forests on the hills of Gandkar along with the rare […]

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High-level polio delegation concludes visit to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The three-day visit to Pakistan by the Chairman of the Polio Oversight Board, Regional Directors of the World Health Organization, UNICEF and senior directors of the global polio programme was concluded on Friday. the visit was aimed to support Pakistan in addressing the remaining challenges to containing polio transmission.   Pakistan has an important […]

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President upholds ‘Removal from Service’ punishment of NAB officer over leaking classified information

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday upheld the punishment of ‘Removal from Service’ of a former Assistant Director of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Sukkur, Faheemullah, over the leaking of classified: information that led to the escape of an accused person from arrest. The President rejected the appeal of Faheemullah against the major penalty […]

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