LAHORE:Special Assistant to Prime Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will form government in Punjab again. Talking to the media after appearing before a court here on Wednesday, he said that he and some PML-N MPAs had been nominated in the Punjab Assembly ruckus case, and they appeared before the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The participants of Third Inter Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar for the Asia-Pacific Region Parliaments on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals have agreed to establish a parliamentary body to develop a parliamentary mechanism for achieving the SDGs. The outcome document was presented by Convener of the Parliamentary Task Force on SDGs Romina Khurshid Alam at the […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON:The United States’ proposed $450-million sale for Pakistan to refurbish its F-16 fighters fleet will sustain the South Asian country’s capability to meet current and future counterterrorism threats, a State Department spokesperson has said. “This is a fleet that allows Pakistan to support counterterrorism operations, and we expect Pakistan will take sustained action against all […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman on Wednesday stressed coordination among all stakeholders to cope with the repercussions of climate change and save the natural eco-system from hazardous impacts of pollution. Addressing a session on “Building resilience to preserve our common future moderated by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed she said, despite contributing less than […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Wednesday said strong, fully functional democracy was imperative for peace, stability and development as no country could progress without strengthening democratic values. In their separate messages pertaining to International Democracy Day, commemorated every year on September,15 Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani said […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:District Administration Peshawar Wednesday arrested 48 shopkeepers from various localities of the provincial capital for profiteering and erecting encroachments. The administration has also arrested managers of five fuelling stations on G.T. Road and Hayatabad for least gauge. On the directives of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Shafiullah Khan, the officers of the district administration conducted […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Punjab Food Authority(PFA), in its ongoing drive to check food outlets on Wednesday, imposed a fine of Rs 85,000 on four outlets for violating the rules of the PFA Act. The Department spokesman told media that PFA teams, during a routine inspection, checked a famous Cash and Carry mega store on Iran road and […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Sindh arrested 11 accused and recovered huge quantity of narcotics in different operations. According to spokesman for ANF Sindh on Wednesday, the ANF Police Station (PS) Gulshan Iqbal acting on a tip off arrested six accused including a female near Al-Asif Square, Sohrab Goth area and recovered about 32.400kg hashish […]
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