Developed countries must compensate for irreparable socio-economic losses due to climate change in developing countries: Pervaiz Ashraf

ISLAMABAD:Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Tuesday said that developed countries must compensate for irreparable socio-economic losses due to climate change in developing countries. “An emergency resolution will be presented in the context of the devastating flood in Pakistan in the next meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Rwanda to be held October current year,” […]

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IUB VC lays foundation stone of mosque being built with Saudi help

BAHAWALPUR:Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) Vice Chancellor Engr Prof Dr Athar Mahboob on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a mosque at Abbasia Campus being built with the assistance of Saudi Embassy. Some eight mosques would be built at the varsity’s campuses with the Saudi help and the cooperation of Majlis-e-Islami Phulnagar Pakistan, an IUB press […]

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Joint survey being conducted to estimate flood damages: PDMA

LAHORE:Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab Faisal Farid on Tuesday said that a joint survey was being conducted by the departments concerned to estimate the damages caused by the flood and process would be completed in Dera Ghazi Khan district by September 27. After the survey, compensation process to flood victims would be […]

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Saudi Arabia sends 180 tons of aid to Pakistan’s flood victims

ISLAMABAD:The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), launched on Tuesday a relief airlift from Saudi Arabia to provide urgent assistance to flood victims in Pakistan. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and general supervisor of KSrelief said that the first two planes in the airlift would depart Today from King Khalid […]

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DRAP launches countrywide crackdown against spurious, unregistered drugs

ISLAMABAD:National Task Force of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Tuesday has launched crackdown against spurious and unregistered drugs on the directives of Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel, spokesman of the ministry said. In a statement, he said the National Task Force, Peshawar Drug Administration, district administration conducted […]

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Petition filed in SC seeking stoppage of defamation of state institutions

ISLAMABAD:As many as six individuals belonging to different cities on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the federal government to prepare and implement a specific code of conduct prohibiting defamation against state institutions. The petition was filed by six individuals belonging to different cities under Article 184 (3) of the […]

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Plastic recycling sector seeks industry status

LAHORE:Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday urged the government to grant industry status to plastic recycling sector, considered as green industry across the globe, to reap maximum benefits from it. Talking to representatives of Polymer Waste Importers and Recycling Association (PWIRA) here at the FPCCI regional office, the FPCCI Regional […]

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