KARACHI:Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Saftey Shazia Atta Marri while addressing on the floor of the National Assembly has said that the democratic process cannot be completed without holding free, fair and transparent elections in the country. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, she reiterated that PPP was the only political […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Stone picker machines would be utilized to make hard land of Dera Ghazi Khan’s mountainous tribal area cultivable under a novel project launched by secretary agriculture south Punjab on Wednesday. Saqib Ali Ateel formally inaugurated the project by operating an imported stone picker machine saying its local version would be produced by Agriculture Mechanization […]
Read MoreKARACHI:National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), the largest public sector commercial bank, has taken measures to reduce power and energy consumption across its network in the country. The initiative would support Government of Pakistan’s drive towards energy and fuel conservation. NBP staff (other than the branches & critical staff) have been advised to observe […]
Read MoreKARACHI:On the directives of Sindh Chief Minister, Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon on Wednesday convened a second high level meeting to resolve the issue of power outages in megalopolis. Referring to the briefing given by the management of KE, the Commissioner said at present two feeders of KE were shut due to shortage of […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed cricket greats Javed Miandad, Shahid Afridi, Darren Sammy and Shoaib Malik as mentors of the first edition of the Pakistan Junior League (PJL). PJL is scheduled to be held in October this year in Lahore. Javed Miandad, a veteran of six ICC ODI World Cups from 1975-1996 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Afghanistan Cooperation Forum (PACF) on Wednesday dispatched two truckloads of Alhuda International carrying 24.5 tons of food for the Afghan people hit by the recent earthquake. The trucks carrying 700 family ration bags crossed Ghulam Khan crossing under the arrangements made by the PACF. The aid consignment was received by the […]
Read MoreBEIJING: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Wednesday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the signing of its charter and the 15th anniversary of the Treaty on Long-term Good-neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation among its member states. A roundtable meeting was jointly organized here by the Chinese Academy of International Studies, the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Deputy Commissioner Quetta Shehak Baloch on Wednesday said the provincial government has taken a positive step for the disabled by organizing a sports festival which was the first time in the history of the province. In a massage issued here, he welcomed the initiative of Balochistan government for organizing a sports festival for the […]
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