KP Traditional Games ends in Dir Upper

PESHAWAR:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Traditional Games concluded at Dir Upper with players enjoying their victories by dancing on drum beats and Surna (pipe) tunes. District Sports Officer Dir Lower Ibrar Ahmad, Regional Sports Officer Malakand Kashif Farhan, AD Zakir Ullah, and Irshad Khan distributed trophies, certificates and cash prizes among the winning players. Ibrar Ahmad thanked […]

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Sanzil reaches regional Jr. U19 Women Squash semi-finals

PESHAWAR:A 12-year-old Sanzil Safdar performed brilliantly in the U19 women age group to reach the semi-finals of Peshawar Regional Junior Squash Championship here on Wednesday. She practiced hard with her coach and elder sister Zarlash Safdar and would have a brighter future after handing a shocking defeat to her senior players in the championship. It […]

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Pak cricket team greeted on winning Test match against Sri Lanka

LAHORE:Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz and Director General Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Muhammad Tariq Qureshi have congratulated Pakistan cricket team over historic four-wicket win in the first Test match of 2-match Test series against hosts Sri Lanka. In his greeting message on Wednesday, the secretary said the Pakistan cricket team exhibited wonderful […]

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Combating plastic pollution needs implementation of laws; alternative jobs to businessmen

PESHAWAR:Unnerved by the PTI government’s legislation to combat plastic pollution, Muhammad Yousaf, a sixty-year old shopkeeper was worried about education and other expenses of his children in case his stocks of plastic bags were not sold in the mandatory six months deadline set by the government. Assisted by his son Arshad Khan in his plastic […]

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SECP reconstitutes its Shariah Advisory Committee

ISLAMABAD:The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has reconstituted its Shariah Advisory Committee (SAC) under the SECP Act, 1997. The SAC is mandated to assist SECP in approving Shariah-compliant issues and guidance for the promotion of Islamic finance within the regulatory ambit of SECP. It has been further mandated to perform functions under rule […]

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President praises cricket team for win against Sri Lanka despite “hiccups, rain scare”

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday congratulated the Pakistan cricket team for winning against Sri Lanka in the first of two test match series, by achieving a high target in the fourth innings. “Congratulations Pakistan. Good confident cricket to achieve a high target in 4th innings. Despite some hiccups and rain scare you made it,” […]

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