ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran by a right-wing extremist in Sweden the other day. On his Twitter handle, the prime minister said that no words were enough to adequately condemn the abhorrable act of desecration of the Holy Quran by a right-wing […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: The Punjab Tourism Squad has been directed to provide all possible facilities to tourists in Murree and adjoining areas. According to a Commissioner Office spokesperson, on the special directives of Secretary Tourism Punjab Shahzad Saeed and Deputy Controller/Director Department of Tourist Services Tourism Deptt Punjab Hafiz Ghazanfar, the tourism squad under the supervision of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman Kyrgyzstan Trade House Meher Kashif Younis Sunday hails the government’s wise decision to buy crude oil from Russia in currencies of friendly countries as announced by Russia’s Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov on Friday. Talking to a delegation of industrialists and traders led by Faran Shahid here today he said it’s a good omen that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed Association ( PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik Sunday said growth in the agriculture sector is two to four times more effective in raising incomes among the poorest compared to other sectors. Talking to a delegation of progressive farmers led by Shoukat Ali Arain from Mamukanjan, district Toba Tek Singh, he […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Like many other sectors, country’s textile industry is also facing serious challenge for its survival and valuably contributing to national exports for generating foreign exchange and putting economy on strong footing. Lack of high performance yarn and fiber like carbon and aramid fiber, devaluation of rupee against dollar, dwindling cotton crop, costly energy and […]
Read MoreD I Khan:The D I Khan police, during a crackdown against drug dealers, arrested a notorious drug peddler and recovered hashish from his possession, informed a police spokesman on Sunday. On the directives of DPO Muhammad Shoaib, SHO Aftab Alam Khan had expedited action against drug peddlers in the limit of Kirri Khasor Police Station […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The garrison city, once reckoned among the cleanliest cities in the country, is fast losing its beauty due to rising pollution and uncollected solid waste with majority of its population exposed to serious health hazards. With more than half of daily generated solid waste remaining uncollected, the chunk lifted by the city managers is also […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Women’s economic empowerment in any society is central to realizing their rights and enabling them to equally participate in businesses, setting up entrepreneur, control over productive resources and economic decision-making. As the world changes from conventional to digital mode, imparting them training on the latest techniques can also have a trickledown effect on our younger […]
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