Cells for talented youth to be set up at ministries for innovative policy-making ideas: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the government would set up special cells for talented youth at all ministries to encourage them work on their innovative ideas for national policy-making. Addressing at the launch of Innovation Hub, he said the step aimed at encouraging the youth to involve in national development. Being set under the Prime […]

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MWMC intensifies preparations for grand cleanliness operation on Eid

MULTAN:Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) has intensified preparations for grand cleanliness operation on Eid-ul-Azha. Preliminary arrangements have been made at Habiba Sial landfill site to dispose of sacrificial animals offal and digging of ditches has been started at the landfill site comprising on 12 acers of land. Due to compaction at the landfill site, wide […]

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WSSCA cancels operational staff’s Eid holidays to ensure garbage collection

ABBOTTABAD:On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Water and Sanitation Services Company Abbottabad (WSSCA), Engineer Javed Abbasi has canceled the holidays of all operational staff to ensure timely disposal of sacrificial animal offal and remains and to ensure an uninterrupted supply of water to the citizens. This was disclosed by the WSSCA spokesperson, […]

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MoIB to introduce digital system for ads distribution, circulation of newspapers

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to introduce digital system for distribution of advertisements, checking of circulation figures of newspapers and magazines. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Ministry of Information chaired by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb. This would prove to be a big step for ensuring transparency […]

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Yang’s visit reaffirms Pak-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership: Chinese scholar

BEIJING: Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi’s visit to Pakistan reaffirms all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries after Shehbaz came into office, Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told Global Times. China always puts China-Pakistan relations a priority in neighboring diplomacy, and […]

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3-day ‘Mango Festival’ to kick off in Multan from Sunday

ISLAMABAD:A three-day “Mango Festival” will commence at DHA in Multan from Sunday, where more than 200 varieties of the ‘King of fruits’ would be displayed at stalls arranged by growers to attract national and international visitors. The festival will showcase several varieties of the fruit including Sindhri, Dasehri, Chonsa, Langra, Anwer Rattol, Neelum, Tota Pari, […]

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Cattle markets brimming with sacrificial animals ahead of Eid

ISLAMABAD:As the holy Eid ul-Azha is drawing near, majority cattle markets elsewhere in the country including the capital city are brimming with eye-catching heavyweight and unique name sacrificial animals, welcoming buyers in huge numbers. Citizens of all ages are seen to be visiting different localities for buying sacrificial animals and the traders from far flung […]

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