RAWALPINDI:A three-day International Precision Agriculture Pakistan Conference (PAPC) 2022 commenced at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) on Thursday. The conference has been organized by PMAS-AAUR Center for Precision Agriculture (CPA) with an aim to provide researchers, scientists, and industrial personnel a platform to join hands in achieving goals of increasing farm […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister for Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday clarified that the proposed amendment to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Right) Act was aimed at preventing the misuse of law against the transgender community. Addressing a news conference, he said the proposed amendment to the transgender law, which […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office spokesperson on Thursday categorically rejected the notion of any delegation from Pakistan visiting Israel. The spokesperson, in a statement, said the “reported visit in question was organized by a foreign NGO (non-governmental organization) which is not based in Pakistan.” He said Pakistan’s position on the Palestinian issue was clear and unambiguous. […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested 46 criminals and recovered drugs as well as illegal weapons from their possession in the district during the last 24 hours. According to police, raiding teams nabbed seven proclaimed offenders (POs) and 10 drug pushers besides recovering 0.8-kg hashish, 200 grams ice and 178-litres liquor from them. In […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARABAD:Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanvir Ilyas Khan has said that the food subsidy offered by the government was meant to provide relief to weaker and economically underprivileged segments of the society. Addressing a meeting of the Department of Food here on Thursday, he said, benefit of the subsidy should be transferred to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Vice President of World Bank for South Asian Region Martin Raiser Thursday called on Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in his office here and discussed with him matters of mutual interests. Minister for Economic Affairs welcomed the vice president World Bank to his office and extended warm wishes on taking charge of Vice […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Director General (DG) Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Saif Anwar Jappa here on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to accelerate the ongoing anti-dengue campaign and utilize all available resources to ensure cleanliness, detect dengue larvae and remove stagnant water. Chairing a meeting held here in connection with the anti-dengue campaign Muhammad Saif Anwar Jappa directed the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday summoned the Secretary Human Rights in personal capacity in a petition regarding alleged corruption and torture on prisoners in Central Jail Adiala on Friday. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case filed by the parents of a prisoner regarding alleged torture on him. The Human Rights Commission also […]
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