NA speaker visits UAE embassy for offering condolence on demise of UAE president

ISLAMABAD:Speaker National Assembly on Tuesday visited the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to express condolences on the sad demise of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.   The Speaker was received by the Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, said a news release.   Appreciating the invaluable contributions of Sheikh […]

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PM grieved over martyrdom of Punjab police constable in Lahore

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday expressed grief over the martyrdom of a “brave jawan” of the Punjab Police in Lahore on Monday night.   Expressing his condolence, the prime minister prayed for the widow and orphaned children of the deceased police constable Kamal Ahmed.   “I fully stand by our law enforcement agencies in […]

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PM received detailed report about firefighting operation in Baluchistan

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday received a detailed report about the ongoing fire-fighting operation to control the wildfire in Baluchistan.   According to the report presented by the provincial government to PM, rescue measures to check the wildfire in Baluchistan’s Sherani and Musakhel districts have been beefed up on the direction of the […]

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ESUP enters agreement with UK varsity on education

KARACHI:English Speaking Union of Pakistan has entered an agreement with Queen Mary University of London, one of United Kingdoms’s oldest universities, to promote collaboration in education.   In line with this development , Professor Colin Grant, Vice-President for International Affairs at Queen Mary, is on maiden visit to Karachi.   An extensive programme has been […]

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DC stresses 100 percent coverage in polio immunization drive

SUKKUR:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sukkur, Javed Ahmed on Tuesday stressed the need to ensure 100 per cent coverage during the on going anti-polio drive to vaccinate all children in order to protect them from the fatal disease.   While presiding over a meeting at his office, the deputy commissioner asked the health department to effectively run […]

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Imran announces to lead long march from KP

PESHAWAR:Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday announced that he would lead the long march to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.   Addressing a press conference here, Imran Khan claimed that a large number of people, including women and youth from all the provinces would march towards the Federal Capital […]

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EPD DG visits Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development

FAISALABAD:Environment Protection Department (EPD) Director General Ambreen Sajid Tuesday visited Chinese Unit Lead Acid Battery in Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development, a Management Company and a soap factory on Sargodha Road.   She checked experimental labs in both factories and reviewed the working in the labs.   She also listened to the problems of industrialists and […]

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Traders want relief in coming budget: Khawaja Suleman Siddique

MULTAN:Central Chairman of ‘Anjuman Tanzeem Tajraan’ Khawaja Suleman Siddique urged the government to provide relief to traders in the upcoming budget and avoid imposing new taxes.   In a statement issued here, Khawaja Suleman Siddique observed that budget should be prepared in consultation with traders.   He advocated policies for the benefit of small traders. […]

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