ISLAMABAD:Pakistani athletes bagged gold and silver medals in the 3rd Mount Everest Open Taekwondo International Championship at Pokhara, Nepal. Pakistan’s Hamza Omar Saeed and Mazhar Abbas won gold while Haroon Khan and Arbaz Khan took silver medals in the Championship, said a press release issued on Monday. In the grand final of the +87kg category […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has said that on the ‘World Tourism Day’, they renewed their pledge for setting priorities to consider the potential of the tourism sector in order to advance the economic prosperity and progress of Pakistan. “Pakistan is a country that has attractive and wonderful tourist sites in the world due to its […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has started a Monsoon campaign during which 25,000 trees would be planted at parks, green belts and other places of the city. Director Admin and Finance, PHA Chaudhry Ghulam Nabi said on Monday that the months of August to October were suitable for plantation during which more than 10,000 trees […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Monday held a detailed meeting at Chief Minister’s Office to discuss the prevailing political situation, development schemes and solutions to problems being faced by the people. According to a handout issued here, Imran Khan appreciated the steps taken by the Punjab […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The district administration Peshawar here on Monday arrested 52 shopkeepers for profiteering, selling under-weight roti, poor cleanliness conditions and erecting of encroachments . On the directives of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Shafiullah Khan, the officers of district administration conducted raids in Gulbahar, Kohat Road, G.T. Road, Dalzak Road, Charsadda Road, various bazaars of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee (NC) has hired the services of a Brazilian goal-keeping coach Marcelo Costa Schroeder for the national players. Marcelo has joined the men’s team camp underway in Lahore. After completing his Bachelor’s from Moura Lacerda University, he started working with Sao Paulo Cup for Junior Soccer in 1994. He remained connected with […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam on Monday expressed grief over the sad demise of military officers and soldiers, who embraced martyrdom in a helicopter crash near Harnai, Balochistan. He said in his condolence message that the entire nation was saddened by the martyrdom of Pak Army officers […]
Read MoreLAHORE: An accountability court on Monday returned Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) contracts reference to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court held that the matter did not fall under its jurisdiction, as per NAB amended law, and ordered the NAB chairman to place the matter before the court concerned without any delay. The […]
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