PPP govt prioritizes women uplift: Shazia Marri

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri Wednesday said Pakistan People’s Party government has always prioritized uplift of women by offering excelling opportunities.   She was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the first ever Stitching/processing unit for Women Empowerment Centres (WECs) of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) established in collaboration with Turkish International […]

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Commissioner asks to resolve Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway land acquisition issue

HYDERABAD:The Commissioner Hyderabad Nadeem-ur-Rehman Memon has asked the officers of National Highway Authority (NHA) to take concrete steps to resolve land acquisition issues for construction of Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway without any further delay.   He issued the directives while presiding over a review meeting on land acquisition issues for construction of Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway on Wednesday.   […]

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PPP to support PML-N in upcoming by-polls: Hassan Murtaza

LAHORE:The Pakistan People’s Party has decided to back the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidates on the 20 vacant seats of the Punjab Assembly in the upcoming by-elections.   It was announced by Punjab Senior Minister and General Secretary PPP Syed Hassan Murtaza while addressing a joint press conference with PML-N’s Attaullah Tarar and Malik Ahmad […]

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NoC conditioned for collection of sacrificial hides in Pindi

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi District Administration would not allow anyone to collect hides of sacrificial animals without permission and No-objection Certificate (NoC) from the authorities concerned as per the direction of the Punjab Government.   Deputy Commissioner (DC) Office Rawalpindi has announced that the applications for collecting hides of sacrificial animals would be received till June 30th and […]

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MEPCO recovers over Rs 1.35b from dead defaulters in current fiscal year

MULTAN:The Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has recovered over Rs 1.35 billion from 92,294 dead defaulters during the current fiscal year 2021-22.   According to Director Commercial MEPCO Asad Hammad, Superintending Engineers, XENs, Sub-Divisional Officers and Recovery Staff of operation circles were conducting raids without any discrimination for recovery of pending dues from chronic defaulters […]

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Govt to amend PEMRA laws in consultation with stakeholders: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the government was planning to  amend the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory (PEMRA) laws in consultation with all the stakeholders.   “We are bringing amendments in the PEMRA rules and talks are being held with the Joint Action Committee on proposed amendments,” she said during a […]

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Federal Ombudsman to hold Khuli Kutchery in Kaghan, Naran

ABBOTTABAD: Federal Ombudsman Ijaz Ahmad Qureshi on Wednesday directed the Regional Ombudsman Office Abbottabad to hold two Khuli Kutchery at Kaghan and Naran on June 24th and 27th respectively.   In connection with the campaign of Federal Ombudsman Ijaz Ahmad Qureshi to provide immediate and free justice to the people living in remote areas at […]

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Education Minister vows to improve quality of education in Balochistan

QUETTA:Balochistan Minister for Education Mir Naseebullah Marree on Wednesday said that the provincial government was taking all possible steps for the promotion of quality education in the province.   He expressed these views while talking on the occasion of distributing scholarship checks among male and female students in his office here.   Naseebullah Murree said […]

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