PESHAWAR:Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Women-Wing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to launch an election campaign for all candidates of the allied parties in the province in by-elections. The decision was taken during a meeting of the PPP Women-Wing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held here on Tuesday in People’s Secretariat with provincial president, Senator Robina Khalid in the chair. […]
Read MoreDOHA:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Tuesday said Pakistan could attract around $30 billion investment from the Islamic world by promoting ease of doing business. Talking to media, Ashrafi who is on an official visit to Qatar these days, said Pakistan was focusing on trade and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman Younis, Grade-20 Officer of Pakistan Administrative Services on Tuesday assumed the charge as Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA). According to a CDA spokesman, on the very first day in office, Captain Usman inspected the under-construction Margallah Avenue and directed the formations concerned to complete the project as soon as possible. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: 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 […]
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