ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP& HRD) Sajid Hussain Turi on Tuesday said that a summary for establishing special courts for redressing grievances of Overseas Pakistanis (OPs) would be approved within a month. He was speaking at 19th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Forest & Wildlife Minister Syed Abbas Ali Shah on Tuesday stressed the need for creating awareness among the farmers for plantation in the province. Chairing a meeting regarding measures to increase plantation, he said that counseling method should be adopted for farmers. He directed that all resources should be made available for farmers to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:China on Tuesday successfully launched a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The Chuangxin-16 satellite, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was launched at 10:36 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully, Ecns.cn reported. The satellite will mainly […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Raja Jahangir Anwar on Tuesday said that measures should be taken to protect against environmental pollution. He was presiding over the meeting of the Local Environmental Approval Committee at his office here. Additional Commissioner Faisal Atta Khan, Assistant Director Environment Protection Abbas Sial, Environmental Expert Dr Rafi and Environment Inspector Waheed Murad […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab Faisal Farid has alerted the line departments to remain vigilant in the wake of expected rains from August 24 to 26 in various areas of the province. In a statement issued here, he said that the Meteorological department has predicted the rains in various areas while low-lying […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali visited different areas of the provincial capital and inspected the performance of polio teams. The DC said that teams should discharge their duty honestly during the 5 days long polio campaign started from August 22 and administer anti-polio drops to children up to the age of five years. He said […]
Read MoreQUETTA:The anti-polio campaign was postponed for a week as a result of heavy rainfall and floods across Balochistan. The Chief of the Emergency Operation Cell (EOC), Hameedullah Nasar said the provincial government had decided to postpone the scheduled anti-polio campaign because of floods in Balochistan. The campaign was scheduled to be launched on August 29 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Former captain Wasim Akram has said that Pakistan’s win against India in the opening match of the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE had boosted their confidence and now they “believe they can beat India day in and day out”. “Pakistan team is on the rise for the past couple of years. They’ve been […]
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