Training for intending Hajj pilgrims concluded at Alhamra

LAHORE:A five-day training workshop for intending Hajj pilgrims organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony concluded at Alhamra Arts Council here on Wednesday.   Director of Hajj Punjab Rehan Abbas Khokhar presided over the training session while Deputy Director Muhammad Akbar Mujeeb Shah, Assistant Director Arif Zahoor, Master Trainers Younis Mughal, Ulfat […]

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RPO for quality of investigation in police stations

SARGODHA:Regional Police Officer Sargodha Imran Mehmood said that attention was paid to quality of investigation in police stations.   Talking to reporter here on Wednesday, he said that “it was prime responsibility of the police to control crimes and to promote the sense of security among the citizens”. The RPO said that the presence of […]

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Hajj training session for intending pilgrims continues: Aftab Durrani

ISLAMABAD:Additional Secretary (Incharge), Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Dr Aftab Akbar Durrani said that the necessary IT-based training sessions for the successful Hajj applicants have been started in various Haji camps and the inaugural Hajj flight will depart from Islamabad from June 06.   Government was making all out-effort to provide complete hajj-related […]

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Pakistan’s top table tennis player to train in Spain for key international events

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s ace paddler Fahad Khawaja will be leaving for Spain next week to attend a training programme at San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid as part of his preparations for the upcoming key international events.   “I’ve got the Spanish visa and will be flying to Madrid on June 6 to attend a one-month training […]

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Hot, partly cloudy weather forecast for KP

PESHAWAR:The Regional Meteorological Center, Peshawar on Wednesday forecast mainly hot and partly cloudy weather in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours.   However, it said rain with dust and thunderstorm was much likely over Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Malakand, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Bajaur, Khyber, […]

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Govt’s patronage must to promote gemstone business: Inam

PESHAWAR:Chief Executive, Community Research and Development Organization, Imran Inam Wednesday said that patronage on government level was prerequisite for the promotion and expansion of business of local clusters of gemstones.   The country has vast reserves of gemstones and owing to its demand in foreign market, a business of over Rs 100 million was being […]

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Two-day international conference on “British Period Archeology and Heritage in Pakistan” concludes

MANSEHRA:The archeology department at Hazara University Mansehra Wednesday organized the first two-day international conference with the theme “British Period Archeology and Heritage in Pakistan” where archaeologists and historians from the United Kingdom, Italy, Korea, Egypt and Lebanon met in person, while experts from the United States, Turkey, Serbia and China participated online.   The conference […]

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