ISLAMABAD:The United Kingdom (UK) will provide an additional £10 million of life-saving humanitarian support for Pakistan’s flood relief efforts. The additional humanitarian aid was announced by Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister of State for South Asia (FCDO), during his visit to Pakistan. In addition to the UK’s £26.5 million donation in humanitarian funding, […]
Read MoreKARACHI:With most of wheat cultivation area in Sindh drowned in the flood water, the federal and provincial governments have tightened belts to ensure timely wheat cultivation and facilitate affected farmers. Besides draining the flood water, the authorities are also planning subsidies for the farmers in provision of certified wheat seed besides ensuring agricultural inputs comparatively […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:A police constable was killed in a road accident near Sahianwala interchange here on Friday. Rescue sources said that constable Naveed Akram s/o Muhammad Akram, 40, was crossing the road when he was hit to death by a speeding motorcycle. The victim was posted at FIEDMC police station and resident of Chenab Nagar, tehsil Lalian. […]
Read MoreSARGODHA: Special facilitation counter was set up for minorities in each police station of the district to ensure redressal of their issues. This was stated by Regional Police Officer (RPO), Muhammad Azher Akram while chairing a video link meeting with all DPOs and representatives of minorities here on Friday. He said that law was equal […]
Read MoreAll-rounder Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls to spare. It was a good sign for Pakistan going into the World Cup in Australia, with an opener against arch-rivals India on October 23. After the hosts finished on […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly was informed on Friday that Hi-Tech skills training provided to 98,000 youth in 989 institutes under the Prime Minister‘s Youth Programme since 2013. In a written reply to the lower house of the Parliament it was told that certified skilled professionals, with 71% employed in trades like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Javed Latif Friday strongly condemned Imran Khan for publicly screening videos and termed it an unethical behaviour. He said that the question whether these videos were fake or original was not asked, adding, that those involved in such activities had committed an unethical behaviour. We will not […]
Read MoreSARGODHA:Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Capt (retd) Nadeem Nasir on Friday inaugurated the installation of solar system at Sargodha Press Club. Chairman and CEO Shaheen enclave housing society Chaudhry Tanveer Hussain and members of Sargodha press club also present on the occasion. The DC said that district administration was fully encouraging the journalist community because media has […]
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