Concert for diamond jubilee celebrations postponed to express solidarity with flood victims: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the music concert and national songs competition, planned for tonight at D-chowk in connection with the Pakistan’s diamond jubilee, had been postponed to express solidarity with the people affected by flash-floods in Balochistan and other parts of the country. “To express solidarity with the […]

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SC’s Registrar Office returns review petition in interpretation of Article 63-A case

ISLAMABAD: The Registrar’s Office of the Supreme Court on Thursday returned the review petition against the decision on the presidential reference filed for the interpretation of Article 63-A. The apex court, in its decision on May 17 on the presidential reference regarding the interpretation of Article 63-A, observed that the vote given by a dissident […]

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Education must help build students’ character also: Prof Abdul Manan

LAHORE: The purpose of school and college education is not only preparing students for the academic exams but also building their character to make them responsible citizens. This was stated by Unique Group of Institutions Chairman Prof. Abdul Manan Khurram while addressing a training workshop here on Thursday. He said co-curricular and extracurricular activities were […]

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Speakers for inculcating Urdu literature’s love among children

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at one-day national conference on Thursday underlined the need for inculcating the love and passion for Urdu literature among the children who can find the existing content as a treasure trove for improving the country’s intellectual milieu. “The juvenile literature has immense importance and if we teach it to the today’s generation, it […]

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Country Representative of a Chinese group calls on Sindh Irrigation Minister

KARACHI: The Country Representative of China Gezhouba Group Company limited, Pakistan Branch Miss Hong Na along with his team has called on the Sindh Minister for Irrigation Department Jam Khan Shoro at his office at Clifton here on Thursday. The Deputy Director Business Development China Gezhouba Group Company limited, Zain Tariq and Chaudhary Zia were […]

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Govt committed to unlock full economic, connectivity potential of CPEC: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday underlined the government’s commitment to unlock the full economic and connectivity potential of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through expedited and high-quality development of CPEC projects. He emphasized the importance of key projects like Main Line One (ML-1) and Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) in Pakistan’s development plans and expressed […]

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Food authority organizes training on edible oil fortification process

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA) in collaboration with Nutrition International Pakistan organized a daylong capacity building training on edible oil fortification process, quality assurance and control for oil and ghee millers and staff working in food authority. Addressing the participants, Director Technical Food Authority, Dr. Abdul Sattar Shah stressed the […]

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Indiscriminate action to be taken against drug peddlers: DIG Hazara

ABBOTTABAD: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Hazara Region Mirwais Niaz on Thursday chaired a virtual meeting of the Narcotics Eradication Teams (NET) incharges of all districts of Hazara division. In the meeting, the performance report of NET for the years 2021 and 2022 was reviewed. The NET incharges of all districts gave a detailed briefing […]

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