ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the ancient Khizar mosque of Uzbekistan’s historic city Samarkand as he arrived on a two-day visit to attend the annual meeting of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The prime minister appreciated the architectural masterpiece of the mosque built in the eighth century. Federal […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The district administration has arrested 48 profiteers including five petrol and CNG filling stations owners on charges of making artificial price-hikes and selling commodities at a higher rate. According to a spokesman of the district administration, five filling station owners were booked on charges of low-cage on GT Road and Hayatabad while shopkeepers and bread […]
Read MoreSAMARKAND (Uzbekistan):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday arrived in Uzbekistan on a two-day visit to attend the annual meeting of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization being held on September 15-16. Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov received PM Sharif on his arrival at the Samarkand International Airport. Minister for Public Education […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Provincial Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Qasim Soomro, Thursday said that dengue outbreak could only be controlled with joint efforts of all departments and by creating public awareness in this regard. Talking to a private news channel, Soomro warned the dengue virus could take shape of an epidemic if preventive measures were not taken on […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Director General (DG) Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI) Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Kazi Thursday said that Pakistan has approved an emergency use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, which would be administrated from September 19 to 24 across Pakistan. Talking to PTV News, he encouraged parents to take their children for the Covid-19 shots […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The Provincial Meteorological Center Peshawar on Thursday predicted that mainly hot, humid and partly cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours. However, it said that isolated rain-thunderstorm is likely to occur over Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Kohistan, Buner, Shangla, Swat, Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Malakand, Bajaur, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Information Technology Syed Aminul Haq and Member National Assembly Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Thursday. The meeting discussed the overall situation of the country and ongoing relief and rehabilitation activities in the flood-affected areas, the PM Office said in a statement. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Federal […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:A member of the local peace committee was shot dead by unknown attackers in Swat’s Charbagh Dkorak area on Wednesday night. The police say that the deceased person has been identified as Muhammad Shirin Sakin Dikorak and his bullet-riddled body was recovered from the nearby area. After the incident, the police team reached the spot […]
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