ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Thursday advised the Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) to rejoin the parliament. A two-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ayesha A Malik heard the case filed by the PTI challenging the IHC’s judgement of terming the phased acceptance of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A World Bank’s delegation, led by its Regional Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser, called on Federal Minister for Power Engr Khurram Dastgir Khan here on Thursday. The minister apprised the WB’s vice president about the unprecedented destruction caused by floods in Pakistan, said a press release. He briefed the delegation on the devastation […]
Read MoreMIRPUR [AJK]: A literate woman can lead entire society through her intellect and by the power of pen,” said by Bilquees Raja, a Kashmiri social, political and women rights activist. Speaking as a chief guest at a ceremony, hosted in her honour during her visit to the Center of Adult Education here on Thursday, Bilquees […]
Read MoreMIRPUR [AJK]: Prime Minister AJK Sardar Tanvir Ilyas Khan 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 high level meeting of the Department of Food in the State metropolis the PM said, “The benefit of the subsidy should […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Federal minister for communications and postal services Asad Mahmood on Thursday undertook a surprise road trip from Dera Ismail Khan to Multan and reprimanded officials over slow pace of progress on repair/maintenance work on different sections of the national highway. Expressing resentment over slow pace of progress on Muzaffargarh-Mianwali national highway and Sarai Mahajir-Fatehpur road, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Asad Mehmood Thursday expressed his dismay over slow pace of construction and maintenance work on the Sarai Mahajir to Fatehpur Road and Muzaffargarh to Mianwali National Highway. According to the National Highway Authority, the minister travelled from Dera Ismail Khan to Multan for on the spot inspection of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Medical Association Secretary-General Dr Qaiser Sajjad on Thursday warned that people should discourage self-medication as over 5 lakh of them were annually dying in the country due to use of antibiotics pills without medical advice. Talking to a private news channel, he demanded concerned authorities for imposing strict ban on the sale of antibiotics […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Pakistan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the prestigious Cranfield University (CU), UK. The MoU envisions strong bilateral cooperation that would pave the way for a myriad of collaborative activities in several academic and research domains, said a press release received here Thursday. NUST Rector Engr […]
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