Pakistan urges OIC to push for appointment of UN envoy on fast-growing Islamophobia

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday urged the OIC to approach the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy – or at least a focal person – on Islamophobia, which, he said, had reached an alarming level worldwide, especially in Europe. “What is most worrisome is that Islamophobia continues to find strong resonance in […]

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Anti-Corona drive to cover children 5-11 inaugurated

RAWALPINDI:Professor Rawalpindi Medical University Rai Muhammad Asghar inaugurated the special Anti-Corona drive by administering Corona doses to children at Benazir Bhutto Hospital here Monday. Talking to the media, he said the campaign had been launched in five districts of Punjab, including Rawalpindi, to protect children between five and eleven years of age from this deadly […]

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SC to hear pleas against Khusru Bakhtiar, Hashim Jawan Bakhat on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court would hear a petition against former federal minister for industries and production Makhdoom Khusru Bakhtiar and former provincial finance minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakhat regarding their assets beyond means on Wednesday (September 21). A three-member bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Ayesha A Malik […]

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Gang involved in collecting alms money from disabled held

RAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Police on Monday claimed to arrest the gang involved in forcing the mentally disabled persons for begging. The Police have rescued four people with mental disabilities, including a woman, the Rawalpindi Police spokesperson said. The persons having mental disabilities were identified as Hayat, Rashid, Murtaza and Fatima, whereas the arrested accused were identified […]

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Land revenue records to be computerized in four district of Balochistan: Rubaba Buledi

QUETTA: Parliamentary Secretary Science & Technology and Law & Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Rubaba Khan Buledi on Monday said that the draft law for the implementation of Land Revenue Management Information System in Balochistan has been submitted to the assembly after the approval of the provincial cabinet. Under this project, all the revenue records of Balochistan […]

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ANF recovers over 252 kg charras; arrests four accused

RAWALPINDI:Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in a raid managed to recover over 252 kg charras and arrested four accused. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, ANF in an operation conducted a raid on main Korangi Road Karachi and recovered 252 kg charras tactfully concealed in secret cavities of three cars. The ANF team also arrested four accused […]

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Health minister, US ambassador launch pediatric COVID vaccination drive

ISLAMABAD:Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel and US Ambassador Donald Blome here on Monday kicked off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate children with the first batch of eight million Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine doses donated by the United States. Being the largest donor of COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan, the United States had committed to provide […]

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Govt to conduct elections post relief, rehabilitation works: Nayyar Bukhari

ISLAMABAD:Senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari on Monday said that coalition government would conduct general elections only after the relief and rehabilitation works being carried out in flood-torn areas were completed. The heavy rains and floods had played havoc in many parts of this country, he said while talking to […]

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