ISLAMABAD:Government of Pakistan, with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, completed the verification of some 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan. The Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise, known as DRIVE, was aimed at updating and verifying the data of Afghans holding a Proof of Registration (PoR) card, said a […]
Read MoreKASUR:Additional District & Sessions Judge Kasur ,Sajawal Khan, on Friday awarded 5-year imprisonment to an accused involved in attempt to rape case. According to prosecution, accused Muhammad Shaban s/o Farzand Ali attempted to rape Ms Zoha Muzaffar r/o Dholan Hathar back in 2020. Khudian police registered case against the accused and presented challan in […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua/APP):The Chinese mainland Thursday reported 20 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including eight each in Beijing and Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission’s report Friday. A total of 54 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified, including nine in Guangxi, eight in Shanghai, seven each in Beijing and Liaoning. With 212 […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:Delegates of India and Pakistan clashed in the UN Security Council on Thursday, after the acting Pakistani Ambassador, Aamir Khan, cited Jammu and Kashmir as a glaring example of “brutal” Indian occupation that flouted international law for decades. Indian delegate Kajal Bhat reacted to Ambassador Khan’s sharp words, claiming that Kashmir was an […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Education and Professional Training Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain on Friday said third party should mark students’ papers to overcome harassment cases in the higher education institutions. Agreeing with Senator Bahramand Tangi during ‘Question Hour’ at the floor of upper house of parliament, the minister said he had already given instructions to the ministry into […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Efforts on card by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training for operating two-way special flight between Pakistan and China in order to facilitate the Pakistani students enrolled in Chinese universities. The relevant Chinese authorities, in that regard, would be requested for two-way operating special flight so that students in China could also […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ehsaan-ur-Rehman Mazari on Friday informed the Senate that Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) was providing all necessary administration, technical and other assistance to its affiliated National Sports Foundations to carry out their activities which also included proper training to young athletics. Responding to various queries during Questions Hours […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Housing and Works Maulana Abdul Wasey has met with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and discussed overall political situation in the country. During the meeting, the minister also felicitated Maulana Fazlur Rehman for performing Umrah, said a press release issued here on Friday. The minister informed the JUI-F chief […]
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