KARACHI: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Atta Marri has expressed her deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of legendary playback singer Nayyara Noor here on Sunday. In her condolence message, Ms Marri said that it was saddened to learn about the sad passing of the Bulbul-e-Pakistan Nayyara Noor adding […]
Read MoreKARACHI: The Princess of Jordon Sarah Zeid arrived at Jinnah International airport here on late Sunday night, where she was warmly welcomed by the Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri and Administrator Karachi and Spokesperson for Sindh government Barrister Murtaza Wahab. The Princess of Jordon will visit the Benazir Nashonuma program’s […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Living in a cleaner and healthy environment is right of every citizen and nature has bestowed mankind with ample bounties to avail this facility. Fresh water brooks and streams, running rivers, waterfalls, forests, wetlands, vegetation, eco-system and snow covered mountain peaks are all gifts of nature for human being in a balanced scheme, to […]
Read MoreBEIJING: The last stator frame at the Suki Kinari hydropower project has been hoisted successfully and lowered into the unit pit. The stator weighed 335 tons and the task was completed with the help of bridge cranes. The project has four electricity generation units with a combined capacity of 884 megawatts. The run-of-river facility is […]
Read MoreKASUR: All arrangements have been finalized to ensure hundred percent coverage of polio vaccine to children under five years of age during the anti-polio drive starting from August 22, in the district. Talking to reporter here on Sunday, Medical Superintendent DHQ hospital Dr Laeeq Ahmad said that during the five-day campaign, 706, 734 children under […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday extended condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, over loss of lives in traffic incidents. On his Twitter handle, the prime minister expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the news of the loss of precious lives and the […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered discount of 10 percent for Pakistani students on flights between Pakistan and China. At present, the national flag carrier is operating two weekly flights on Islamabad-Chengdu-Islamabad and Islamabad-Xian-Beijing-Islamabad routes. The students who are returning to homeland from China after completion of their education could immediately take benefit from […]
Read MoreMULTAN: Agriculture, being the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy, is faced with numerous challenges and development of residential societies on fertile land is one of the major causes affecting agricultural productivity. Around 68 percent of population living in rural areas of the country is directly or indirectly linked to agriculture sector as this sector contributes nearly […]
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