Restaurants association for reviewing decision to close eateries early

HYDERABAD:The All Hyderabad Hotels and Restaurants Association requested the government to review its decision of closing the eateries by 11 pm every night in order to conserve electricity.   Speaking at a press conference at Hyderabad press club on Friday the association’s President Nawab Khan claimed that the early closure was affecting around 6,000 hotel […]

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China-Pakistan joint scientific research to help build Green CPEC

BEIJING:Pakistan looks forwards to China-Pak joint scientific research for the building of Green China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).   Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque made the remarks when met with Huang Wenjiang, a Research Fellow of the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Zhou Jinfeng, Secretary-General of China […]

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Muqam condemns expulsion of opposition leader Ikhtiar Wali from KP Assembly

PESHAWAR:Adviser to the Prime Minister for Political and Public Affairs Engr Amir Muqam here on Friday strongly condemned the forceful expulsion of opposition leader Ikhtiar Wali Khan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.   In a statement, Amir Muqam strongly protested against the undemocratic ruling of KP Assembly’s deputy speaker regarding forceful expulsion of MPA Ikhtiar Wali […]

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One more case of wild polio reported in North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD:One more wild polio case has been confirmed from North Waziristan, leaving a child paralyzed, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday.   “So far 11 polio cases have been reported and all children confirmed with wild polio this year belong to North Waziristan, where more cases are expected due to high […]

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Commissioner visits low-lying areas to review arrangements for monsoon season

RAWALPINDI:Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Noor ul Amin Mengal here on Friday visited different low-lying areas alongside Nullah Lai and reviewed arrangements finalized to cope with possible flood-like situation during monsoon season.   According to a Commissioner Office spokesman, the Commissioner, while expressing displeasure over poor sanitary conditions around Lai, directed Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (WASA) Managing […]

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Pleas against ordinance by governor not maintainable: LHC told

LAHORE:A provincial law officer on Friday told the Lahore High Court that the petitions, against an ordinance about Punjab Assembly, were not maintainable.   Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi was hearing the petitions filed by Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and others, when the advocate general Punjab (AGP) questioned the competency of the petitions.   […]

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