Pakistan has called on the world community to reaffirm its commitment for poverty eradication, promotion of full employment, and fostering of social inclusion through transformative action, in a bid to empower people. “Let us make this the decade of social development.” Pakistani delegate Saima Saleem told the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tourism department was taking all necessary steps towards ‘safe tourism’ for upcoming season of winter and established an ‘information center’ for guidance related to tourist destinations in the region, Director Tourism Authority Khursheed Alam said on Saturday. Talking to a private news channel, Director said that winter bells are ringing in northern […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Promotion of agriculture research in hill torrents of Koh-e-Suleman area can help in sustaining farming by counter impacts of climate changes. The recent spell of heavy rains not only damaged housing infrastructure but adversely affected the crops, at six lakh acres in districts. Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. According to agriculture experts, most the farmers […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH:Two armed dacoits shot and killed a youth over resistance during dacoity bid in limits of Shah Jamal police station. According to police sources, two armed dacoits riding on motorcycle intercepted a youth namely Malik Munawar Hussain alias Pappa Sewra, near Head Bihar last night. They opened fire and killed the youth over resistance while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that peaceful rise of China as the second largest economy and paramount global power was a source of stability in a perpetually changing world. On the National Day of China, the prime minister extended the heartiest greetings to President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Food department here on Saturday has foiled wheat smuggling bid and recovered 1500 bags of wheat. District Food Controller (DFC) Ahmad Javed raided and seized two trucks loaded with wheat at Jalalpur interchange as 1500 wheat bags were being smuggled to Sindh from Lodhran. The case has also been registered against the accused. The wheat […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has directed the redressal to the public complaints forthwith and asserted to dispose of applications being submitted in the complaint cell at the earliest. He said this, during a meeting with Chairman CM Complaint Cell Zubair Ahmad Khan, who called on him here. The chief minister directed to sort […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday here held a meeting to review relief and rehabilitation activities for people in the flood affected areas. The PM issued special instructions to ensure uninterrupted supply of edible and relief items to the flood hit people. The prime minister instructed to extend special cooperation to the provincial governments for supply […]
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