ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) has planned to organize a national and international donor’s conference in Islamabad on November 8 to collect funding for reconstruction of flood destroyed infrastructure in the country and rehabilitation of dislocated families. Giving details about the conference, Deputy Director Media and Communication PRC Sher Zaman on Thursday said that Pakistan was […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The business community Thursday demanded of the government that smuggling and illicit trade in counterfeit products needs to be curbed without further delay to protect the local industry and consumers. Addressing a seminar on “ Shadow Economy” held under the aegis of Gold Ring Economic Forum here, Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman, Meher Kashif Younis […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:In line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s policy of encouraging youth to acquire higher education, Islamia University Bahawalpur has decided to charge no fees and dues from the students belonging to Balochistan and erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (ex-FATA). The federal government and Islamia University Bahawalpur each will bear 50 percent of the expenses on […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Police have arrested three members of a gang involved in street crimes, robberies and recovered seven snatched motorcycles, eight mobile phones, weapons, cash Rs 21,500 and other items from their possession, the police spokesman said here on Thursday. He informed that Bani Police conducted a raid and held Zamir alias ‘Meri’, ringleader, Yasir and Zulfiqar, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution demanded of the government to restore Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Airport (SBBIA). The resolution was moved by Special Assistant on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Nawabzada Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Babar stated that the previous government had changed the name of Shaheed Benazir […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that a total of 261.36 million (mln) trees have been planted in the country by the provincial/territorial forest department from April 2022 to July 2022 to enhance forest cover. Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman during a Question Hour session told the Lower House of the Parliament that […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:With Pakistan abstaining, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution by a large majority Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognize the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its “attempted illegal annexation”. The vote in the 193-member world […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly referred a calling attention notice to relevant standing committee which was regarding non-appointment of Professor Doctors and Associate Professor Doctors in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) Islamabad against the posts lying vacant from the last many years. Five lawmakers including MNAs Aliya Kamran (MMAP), Muhammad Anwar (MMA), Jam Abdul Karim […]
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