World Drug Report underlines need to expand drug treatment services: Bugti

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Narcotics Control Shazain Bugti on Wednesday said the United National United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) World Drug Report 2022 highlighted the need to expand drug treatment services to achieve a drug free society for all. He was addressing the Report launch as chief guest held here under the auspices of […]

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Afridi, Miandad, Sammy, Shoaib confirmed as PJL mentors

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday confirmed Daren Sammy, Javed Miandad, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik as mentors of the inaugural Pakistan Junior League (PJL), which will be held in Lahore in October this year. Miandad, who played in six World Cups from 1975-1996, will be the league mentor, while Afridi, Sammy and Malik will […]

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German envoy pays farewell visit to Army Chief

RAWALPINDI:German Ambassador Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck on Wednesday paid a farewell call to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, overall regional situation, bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release. The COAS said […]

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Passion, HR management, strengthened institutions vital for making a nation strong: President Alvi

KARACHI:President Dr. Arif Alvi here on Wednesday said that continuous reigniting passion for the country, availability of quality human resource in all sectors and strengthening of the institutions were essential ingredients for making a nation strong. The president addressing 35th convocation and graduating ceremony of Air War Course at Air War College Institute said that […]

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Globally 1.7 billion people living without sanitation facilities: Dr Buledi

QUETTA:Parliamentary Secretary Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Rubaba Buledi said that over 1.7 billion people globally are deprived of basic sanitation services, such as private toilets.   “Of these, 494 million still defecate in the open, for example in street gutters, behind bushes or into open bodies of water,”   Addressing an awareness session “Toilets […]

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Balochistan outplays Punjab to win Blind Cricket T-20 Super League

ISLAMABAD:Balochistan downed Punjab by nine wickets in the final of 5th PBCC Blind Cricket T-20 Super League 2022 at the Ayub Medical College Cricket Ground Abbottabad on Wednesday. In the morning, Balochistan won the toss and put Punjab into Bat first. Punjab set a competitive total of 219 runs on the board by losing their […]

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