PPP Hyderabad celebrates Benazir Bhutto’s birthday anniversary

HYDERABAD:The district chapter of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) here on Tuesday celebrated the 69th birthday anniversary of the party’s martyred chairperson Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.   PPP District President and Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Saghir Ahmad Qureshi cut the birthday cake of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto at Hyderabad Press Club.   A large […]

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City receives heavy rain

LAHORE:The provincial capital on Tuesday received heavy to moderate rain which turned weather pleasant and provided relief to the Lahorites.   The Met office predicted more rain-wind/thundershower in the city and most parts of the province including Rawalpindi, Murree, Galyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Bhakkar, Layyah, DG Khan, Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Nankana […]

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PM sympathizes with Chinese people amidst flood-caused evacuations

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday expressed sympathies and solidarity with the people of China amidst massive evacuations caused by the floods and landslides, following heavy rains.   “Hearing about the massive evacuations in wake of heavy floods & landslides in southern China. We express our sympathies for and solidarity with our Chinese brothers and […]

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Sindh LG Minister for cleaning flood water drains in city

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Tuesday reviewed the measures taken for cleaning of flood water drains in the city.   The meeting was attended by Provincial Secretary Local Government Engineer Syed Najam Ahmad Shah, Special Secretary Local Government Usman Moazzam, District Administrators, Managing Director Solid Waste Management Board and […]

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‘Contributory pension’ system may reduce burden on national exchequer: Senator Naseema

ISLAMABAD: Senator Naseema Ehsan on Tuesday suggested the federal government to enact pension reforms and adopt ‘contributory pension’ system to reduce the fiscal stress on national exchequer as done in most of other countries.   Contributory pension systems are the most important forms for providing income support to elderly and old-aged people.   The federal […]

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KP CM announces regularization of all adhoc teachers

PESHAWAR:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has announced to regularize all adhoc teachers from the date of their initial appointment and the seniority of all regularized teachers would remain intact from the same date whereas annual increments of the employees would be absorbed in the basic pay scales.   He was talking to a representative […]

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