ISLAMABAD:The upper house of the parliament passed four bills on Monday, including the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment), Bill 2022 and the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The house also passed the Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Children (Pledging of Labour) (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Senator Irfan-ul-Haq Siddiqui moved the bill further to amend the […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) has decided to set up a meteorological station at Umerkot Sub-campus of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tando Jam. According to a university spokesman, FAO would implement the Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded Project “Transforming the Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management” with co-financing from Sindh […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought report from secretary interior regarding the registration of cases across the country against TV anchors including Arshad Sharif, Sami Ibrahim and Moeed Pirzada. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, also stopped the provision of the custody of said TV anchors to other provinces without the approval […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on the request of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has banned advertisements of illegal and unapproved private housing schemes on television channels. According to Spokesman RDA Hafiz Irfan, all satellite TV channels, all FM radios and all distribution networks had been directed by PEMRA that no advertisement of unapproved and […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa notified the transfer and posting of seven senior officers in public interest, said a notification issued here on Monday. According to the notification, Muhammad Zubair Asghar Qureshi (PAS BS-21), who was awaiting posting in Establishment Department has been transferred and posted as Director General (DG) Provincial Services Academy, Peshawar […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Thousands of people took to Shahrah-e-Faisal to record their protest against the very basic issue of water shortage in the metropolis. People from all walks of life participated in the protest. On the occasion, people, including women came forward and shared their respective ordeals while facing the shortage of water. Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Leader of the House in the Senate Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday assured the house that the federal government will make sincere efforts to contain wildfire in Sherani area of Balochistan. Replying to the calling attention notice of the Senator Kamran Murtaza in the Senate on the issue of wildfire in Sherani area of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi Monday said that the government has launched ‘Made in Pakistan for Australia’ campaign on facebook and twitter for enhancing country’s exports with Australia. Responding to a question of MNA Ms Shamsu Nisa in National Assembly during question hour, he said the main aim of the campaign was to […]
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