Tunisian honorary consuls general call on Punjab governor

LAHORE: Tunisian honorary consuls general to Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mohammad Hameed and Ammad Rasheed, called on Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman at Governor’s House, here on Tuesday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of education, trade and tourism. The governor said Pakistan valued its relations with Tunisia and was keen to […]

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HCCI president urges federal government to withdraw fixed retailer tax from electricity bills

HYDERABAD:The President Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Adeel Siddiqui has urged the Federal Finance Minister to withdraw the decision for recovery of fixed retailer tax through electricity bills from unregistered small shopkeepers. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he said that tax was always recovered on annual income in the world but it […]

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ECP de-notifies Kashif Mehmood as returned candidate to PP-241

ISLAMABAD:Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday de-notified Kashif Mehmood as a returned candidate from constituency PP-241 Bahawalnagar-V. According to the ECP notification, the commission has withdrawn notification No. F.2(39)/2018-Cord of candidate dated August 7, 2018. It added the order was issued in pursuant to the judgment of Islamabad High Court (IHC) in writ petition […]

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Marriyum for celebrating Pakistan’s diamond jubilee through NSFF

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday shared information regarding the National Short Film Festival to ensure celebration of the country’s 75th anniversary in a befitting way. “Let’s celebrate Pakistan’s 75th birth anniversary”, the minister tweeted which also included threadbare details of the film festival. According to details, duration for the shot films […]

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Chief Secretary chairs meeting to review preparations for Muharram

PESHAWAR: The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr. Shahzad Khan Bangash on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review overall preparations and arrangements for ensuring peaceful environment during Muharram. The relevant Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners , Regional and District Police Officers were part of the meeting which covered matters such as ensuring effective security arrangements, providing uninterrupted […]

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legal fraternity condemns media trial of judges

BAHAWALPUR: The High Court Bar Association Bahawalpur (HCBAB) on Tuesday strongly condemned the media trial of the judges of the superior courts on social media. In a statement issued here, President, HCBAB, A.R Aurangzeb and the General Secretary of the same bar association, Syed Faisal Abbas Bukhari have said that some elements were involved in […]

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Poster competition “Historical places of Pakistan” held at PAC

RAWALPINDI:Poster-making competitions titled “Historical places of Pakistan’ were held at the Punjab Arts Council(PAC) in connection with the Pakistan Diamond Jubilee celebrations here Tuesday. The competitions were held in two different age groups: one category was 6 to 15 years, and the other was 16 to 25 years. The chief guest of the competition was […]

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‘National Meet’ on post COVID-19 situation from Wednesday

ISLAMABAD:Parliamentary Task Force on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is organizing a ‘National Meet’ from July 27 to 28 here. The National Meet would deliberate in depth on challenges faced by Pakistan like environment degradation, rising poverty, food scarcity, energy crisis, poor management in tackling flooding with special context to post COVID-19 situation. In order to […]

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