PPP MPA concerned over incidents of child harassment, abduction in KP

PESHAWAR:Member Provincial Assembly Pakistan People Party, Nighat Orakzai Friday expressed concern over incidents of child abduction and killing in the province and stressed to further strengthen police investigation system to curb occurrence of such incidents in future. Addressing the provincial assembly on an adjournment motion, she stressed establishing of Safe City and said that all […]

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DG SBP greets female mountaineers for scaling K2 peak

LAHORE:Director General (DG) Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Muhammad Tariq Qureshi has congratulated Pakistan’s female mountaineers Samina Baig and Naila Kayani for scaling K2 peak successfully. In a greeting message here on Friday, Tariq Qureshi said that Samina Baig and Naila Kayani made the entire nation proud through their amazing feat. “After scaling K2 peak successfully, […]

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KP paralympic athletes claims overall trophy in Gilgit-Baltistan Sports Festival

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa players stole the show in All Pakistan Persons with Different Abilities Games jointly organized by the government of Gilgit-Baltistan and the Support for Life Foundation (SLF), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chapter on Friday. The contingent of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in three different games including Wheelchair Cricket, Boccia, and Wheelchair Race and surprised the hosting players […]

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Meeting held to review development schemes

BAHAWALPUR:A meeting was held in the deputy commissioner office under the chairmanship of DC Irfan Ali Kathia on Friday to review the development schemes. Deputy Director Development Malik Mehboob Elahi Khar, officers of the buildings department, and other related departments were present. Khar briefed the meeting that the annual development program included 32 development schemes […]

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200 women students from newly merged districts graduate from US Embassy-funded English Works! Program

ISLAMABAD:At a graduation ceremony Ambassador Donald Blome congratulated 200 women students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who successfully completed the U.S. Embassy-sponsored English Works! Program. As many as 209 women students of the English Works! Program were hosted by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU), Peshawar for successfully completing this six-month program that improves English proficiency, develops […]

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VC IUB voices for promotion of Hakra civilization

BAHAWALPUR:Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob on Friday said that Hakra Civilization is the great heritage of the Bahawalpur region. It is an appreciative step of the Arts Council Bahawalpur to organize weekly cultured events regarding Hakra Civilization. The Vice-Chancellor expressed these views while talking to Director Arts Council […]

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Impressed by passion, commitment of ground staff in Pakistan: Damien Hough

KARACHI: Adelaide Oval’s chief curator Damien Hough inspected the National Stadium Karachi outfield and square on Friday and interacted with the curator and ground staff as part of his tour of Pakistan. Karachi is the third venue that Hough has visited after his visits to Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore and the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Hough […]

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IHC dismisses contempt plea against ECP

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday dismissed a contempt of court plea against Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a case seeking de-notification of Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Kashif Chaudhry. Acting Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the decision which was reserved earlier after listening the arguments from the respondents. The court remarked that contempt […]

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