Minister for early establishment of five mobile food testing labs

PESHAWAR:Minister for Food Atif Khan on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Authority to expedite work on establishment of five more mobile food test laboratories in the province. Presiding over a meeting to review progress of on-going projects of Food department, he said that the government had already set up seven labs and with addition […]

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CPWB appeal for help to rehabilitate flood-hit people

LAHORE:Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) Chairperson Sara Ahmed has appealed to people to come forward for helping flood affected families. She was speaking at a floral exhibition as the chief guest. The event was organised by the Pakistan Floral Art Society to help the flood victims, here on Tuesday. The chairperson said, “We all […]

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PSDA board approves Authority regulations, operational manual

LAHORE:Senior Provincial Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal chaired the 5th meeting of the Board of Punjab Skills Development Authority (PSDA) on Tuesday and decided to take effective measures to attract the youth towards technical education. The meeting approved the PSDA Registration Regulations for Assessment Agencies, Inspection Monitoring and Evaluation Regulations 2022 and Operational Manual for Institutions […]

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MoHR to start awareness campaign for transgender rights

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) in collaboration with the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA0 will soon start an awareness campaign about transgender rights. A working group comprising representatives of relevant federal and provincial government departments, including NADRA, and civil society organizations (CSOs), had been formed which would hold sessions across the country to aware […]

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DRAP team seizes spurious drugs from G/9 Markaz Pharmacy

ISLAMABAD:A team of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and district health authorities Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on Tuesday raided Ali Pharmacy in G/9 Markaz, and seized a large quantity of smuggled, Indian, unregistered medicines and spurious drugs, said a spokesman of the ministry. According to spokesman of the ministry, DRAP has launched a nationwide […]

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ATC directs Imran to approach district court for interim bail

ISLAMABAD:An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday directed chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan to approach the district court for interim bail as the matter did not fall in its jurisdiction under the light of Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict which removed the Anti Terrorism Act (ATA) clauses from the FIR filed against him, the other […]

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Inviting third parties to CPEC attests to transparency, openness: Ambassador Haque

BEIJING:Pakistan and China agreed to welcome and encourage international investment and introduction of advanced technologies and expertise in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from third parties who were ready to work with the two countries for common development, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin Ul Haque said on Tuesday. “Inviting third parties to join the CPEC […]

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IIUI holds seminar on message of Quaid-e-Azam

ISLAMABAD:Rector of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai hailed Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a great leader whose honesty, hard work, academic ability and political understanding are part of historical discourse, adding that world leaders have always acknowledged his vision by reading about his life. Dr. Masoom, while addressing a seminar […]

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