Minister directs PIA to increase Quetta-bound flights amid limited land connectivity

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday directed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and urged other domestic airlines to increase their number of air flights to Quetta due to limited land connectivity caused by the recent floods that played havoc in parts of the country. He passed these directives while presiding over a special meeting […]

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Wassan urges for provision of free seeds, fertilisers to farmers of flood-hit areas

SUKKUR:Advisor to the CM on Agriculture Manzoor Hussain Wassan has urged the federal government to provide free-of-charge seeds and fertilisers to the farmers belonging to the flood-affected areas. He was presiding over a meeting in district Khairpur over the losses caused by the devastating floods on Tuesday. The deputy commissioner, Khairpur briefed the advisor regarding […]

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PAC seeks briefing from ex chief justice on dams funds

ISLAMABAD:Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday sought briefing from the former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on the funds collected for the construction of dams in Pakistan. Chairman PAC Noor Alam Khan chaired the meeting. The audit officials informed the meeting that the registrar Supreme Court had refused to provide details of the funds collected for […]

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President for realizing true potential of trade, investment between Pakistan, Cambodia

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday said that the existing immense scope for investment, trade and business cooperation between Cambodia and Pakistan, needed to be realized to its fullest potential. He added that both the countries had garments and textile sectors as the backbone of their economies, which could be further developed by creating linkages between […]

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Human Rights Cell to guard basic public rights: IGP Khaliq

QUETTA:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Balochistan Abdul Khaliq Sheikh on Tuesday said the decision had been taken to establish a “Human Rights Cell” to protect the basic rights of all classes including women, persons with disabilities, transgender and to resolve the complaints of people facing difficulties. “The society can be formed only by positive change […]

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Regional ombudsman visits taluka hospital Qazi Ahmed

NAWABSHAH:On the directives of provincial ombudsman Ejaz Ali Khan, Regional Consultant (ombudsman) Shaheed Benazirabad Khan Muhammad Zardari visited temporary established taluka hospital in Government Higher Secondary School Qazi Ahmed and reviewed health facilities being provided to patients. According to a handout issued by the district information office on Tuesday, Regional Consultant Khan Muhammad Zardari on […]

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PM attends opening of UNGA high level general debate

NEW YORK:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday attended the opening of high-level general debate of the 77th Session of UN General Assembly ((UNGA77) being held in the General Assembly Hall. Earlier, the prime minister reached the UN Headquarters to attend a welcome reception hosted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for the heads of […]

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ASEAN desk at RCCI to increase regional trade

RAWALPINDI:The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) desk was inaugurated at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Tuesday. Additional Foreign Secretary Faisal Niaz Tirmizi was the chief guest on the occasion, while the Ambassadors and Counselors of Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines were also present on the […]

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