PESHAWAR:A high intensity earthquake jolted metropolis and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday noon. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the earthquake was of 5.3 magnitudes at the Richter scale and its depth was 170 kilometer with epicenter at Hindu Kush Region. A spokesman of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group on Tuesday signed an agreement today with the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to help arrange a landmark public-private partnership (PPP) for the construction of a state-of-the-art hospital with up to 500 beds in provincial capital Peshawar. Peshawar’s population has increased by 52 percent over […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The first meeting of the management board for Iqbal Chair on Tasawwuf and Muslim Thoughts was held yesterday at the main campus of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). This meeting was chaired by Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik, Head of Iqbal chair. Senior Advisor Project Management Unit Mohammad Rafique Tahir, Head of chair for Seerat-un-Nabi […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:British Minister for the Armed Forces, James Stephen Heappey MP, alongwith delegation called on Secretary Defence, Lieutenant General (R) Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain and appreciated Pakistan’ efforts for peace and said Pakistan has played a key role in the war against terrorism. The British Minister visited the Ministry of Defence alongwith a delegation here, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Tuesday underscored that there was little recognition of the persistently growing inequality throughout the world as there was a dangerous chasm between the Global South and the West. Senator Sherry Rehman spoke in a discussion entitled “The Future of Democracy” held at the annual meeting […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:A delegation from Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) headed by its president will visit Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and other economic zones (EZs) to explore investment opportunities and to acquire land for establishing of industrial units. This was decided during a meeting between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)-Board of […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Aamir Hussain Panhwar directed all fertilizer dealers of the district to ensure that fertilizers were being sold at rates fixed by the government and fertilizer companies. DC warned that those found in overcharging would face legal action. He was addressing a meeting of officials of agriculture department, representatives of fertilizer […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Exchange rate of Pak Rupee weakened by 48 paisas against the US Dollar in the interbank trading on Tuesday and closed at Rs 201.41 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 200.93. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded […]
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