IIOJK fruit growers alone suffered Rs5bln loss in September

ISLAMABAD:Illegally detained senior APHC leader Shabbir Ahmed Shah has condemned the undeclared economic blockade of Kashmiri fruit growers by the Modi government in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to reporter, in Tihar jail, he said the move is a deliberate attempt to destroy the economy of landlocked occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He said […]

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US Secretary of State defends sale of F-16 maintenance package to Pakistan

WASHINGTON:Antony Blinken, America’s top diplomat, Tuesday stoutly defended the sale of F-16 aircraft maintenance package to Pakistan, as India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who had sharply criticized the Biden administration’s move a day earlier, listened silently while his US counterpart justified the deal saying it was aimed at bolstering the country’s capacity to fight […]

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DG PDMA briefs on flood relief operations in Balochistan

QUETTA:Balochistan government spokesperson Farah Azeem Shah on Wednesday said that living nations face natural calamities with patience, adopt the best strategy and effective planning to diminish the losses. She expressed these views during her visit to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) office Quetta where Director General PDMA Naseer Khan Nasar gave her detailed briefing […]

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Secretary Health reviews performance of THQ hospital

KHANEWAL:Secretary Health south Punjab Muhammad Iqbal on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to THQ hospital, Kabir Wala to review its performance and check presence of the hospital staff. During his visit, the secretary health issued suspension order of a female dental surgeon for absence from duty for over two weeks without any notice submitted to […]

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15,000 villages, 28 mln people got broadband services in last four years

ISLAMABAD:Under Universal Service Fund (USF) programmes, more than 15,000 remote villages and 28 million people have been provide broadband services during the last four years. An official of the IT ministry said, “last 4 years have been busiest with respect to USFs outreach. We have only contracted 79 new projects worth $266 million to provide […]

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UN voices concern over outbreaks of diseases in flooded Pakistan

The United Nations on Tuesday voiced concern over the outbreaks of vector-borne and water-borne diseases in flooded Pakistan. The outbreaks of vector-borne and water-borne diseases are a growing concern in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, where many districts remain inundated by floodwaters, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The floods have also damaged […]

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