FAISALABAD: Vice Chancellor University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has urged the scientists for solution-based tangible research efforts to address challenges of agriculture sector. He was chairing a meeting of Graduate Studies Research Board (GSRB) here on Friday. He said that agriculture sector was facing a number of problems including […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti on Friday issued notices on three identical petitions filed by Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, MPAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and another petitioner. Barrister Ali Zafar argued on behalf of the PTI MPAs that the Supreme Court had interpreted Article 63-A and held that […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Police crackdown against professional beggars was continued and as many as 47 beggars were arrested for affecting flow of traffic by standing on various highways and intersections causing accidents. On the directions of SSP-Operations Wasim Riaz, the in-charge Beggars Squad along with their team took action against “professional beggars”, said the […]
Read MoreSUKKUR: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday predicted a very hot and dry weather in most parts of the northern Sindh during the next 24 hours. However, dust raising winds are also forecast in Sukkur, Khairpur, Jacobabad and other districts. Mainly very hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in the region
Read MoreLAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh Friday said that import ban on luxury items will save US $600 million. He, however, demanded that import orders already in place for the banned items in the list announced on Thursday should be cleared first to avoid losses to […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: District Administration, Chakwal, in collaboration with Metropolitan Corporation, Islamabad, would organize an off-road mountain cycling competition to involve youngsters in healthy activities. According to the Commissioner’s office spokesman, the competition would start from DC Office, Chakwal on June 4 at 6 a.m. and culminate at Dharabi dam. The aspirant participants were asked […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Sindh Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro Friday urged the Federal Government to direct the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) for equal distribution of water among the provinces as per the Water Apportionment Agreement of 1991. Jam Khan Shoro, in a statement, alleged that IRSA was creating more water shortage in the Sindh […]
Read MoreOTTAWA: The new High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada Zaheer Aslam Janjua assumed his ambassadorial responsibilities. Before assuming his new position, Zaheer Aslam Janjua performed his role as the ambassador in Brussels for European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg. Before that, he was the Additional Secretary for Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
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