PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkwa Minister Labour and Culture, Shaukat Yousafzai on Thursday visited a house of legendary singer Khyal Mohammad and presented him a cheque of RS. 500,000 on behalf of the provincial government for his services to Pushto music and ghazals. He visited on the directives of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to acknowledge services of Khyal […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of human lives in various incidents due to rain in Lahore, Gujrat and other cities and extended heartfelt sympathies to the affected families. In a statement issued on Thursday, he directed the administration of the districts concerned to ensure the best […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Renowned Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa etched his name in the mountaineering history as on Thursday as he became the first climber to make double ascent of all the 14 peaks above 8000-metre. “A huge congratulations to Sanu Sherpa on summit of Gasherbrum II (8035m) at 8:18am today (Thursday). “This is a new world record in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said PTI Chairman Imran Khan was still suffering from ‘Zardari phobia’ as he was accusing PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari of bribing his party’s members of the Punjab Assembly. Responding to the allegations levelled the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman against the PPP […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Ambassador Zhang Ming is arriving here today (Thursday). During his visit till July 24, he will be heading a delegation comprising officials from the SCO Secretariat based in Beijing. The Foreign Office said, “The visit of the SCO secretary general will provide an opportunity for Pakistan to […]
Read MoreThe cabinet approved the transfer of funds to the Government of Afghanistan regarding the operations of Pakistani hospitals in Afghanistan, their look after, supply of equipment and salaries of staff. On the recommendation of the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination, the cabinet approved the resignation of Federal Land Commission Chairman Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad. The appointment […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Advisor to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Excise and Taxation, Khaleeq-ur- Rehman has said that 8,729 vehicles have been registered during two and half months in Peshawar under new digitalization system that has been introduced to facilitate owners. Chairing monthly meeting of excise department here on Thursday, the advisor said that owners could now submit […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Secretary Agriculture South Punjab, Saqib Ali Ateel, has suspended Agriculture Officer Extension Shujaabad and sought explanation from three officials over negligence. Saqib Ali Atteel paid visit to Shujaabad here on Thursday to review the cotton situation. He issued suspension orders of Agriculture Officer Extension Shujabad Arjad Hussain for irregularities in cotton IPM plot records and […]
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