ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Friday passed the Pakistan Maritime Zones Bill, 2021 as reported by the Standing Committee. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Ali Zahid on behalf of Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif moved the bill in the House. The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill says, Territorial Water Maritime Zone (TWMZ) Act, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Humorist writer in Urdu literature, Mohammad Omar, well-known by his pen-name Shaukat Thanvi, was remembered on his 119th birth anniversary here on Friday. Born on February 3, 1904 in Mathura District, Bandarban, India, Shaukat’s love for poetry and literature developed during his childhood in Bhopal where his father served as the Inspector General of Police. […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is well-known for its diversity of culture has also been acclaimed internationally for its mouth-watering food cuisines mostly brought by the invaders, kings and developed by the people, who later settled in the region. Known as a land of hospitality, rich cultural heritage, snow-clad mountains peaks and Buddha Era’s relics, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The bidding process for installing one to four megawatt (mw) Solar Micro-Grid stations in rural areas of the country would be initiated within a period of the next few weeks, said Minister for Energy and Power Khurram Dastigir Khan said Friday. Replying to a question of Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi during question hour in the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad police have sought the approval from Ministry of Interior to recruit 550 cops for security of all courts in Islamabad and maintain high vigilance around there. According to police source, the department has approached the Ministry of Interior to hire 550 police personnel to enhance the security of all the courts in the city. […]
Read MoreA UN body investigating discrimination complaints lodged by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia concluded its work following the resolution of these disputes, according to an announcement on Thursday. The ad hoc Conciliation Commission was established by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in the wake of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The economy of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) lost over US$9 billion since Indian Hindu nationalist government revoked its special status on August 5, 2019, causing devastating impact on livelihood of the local population. “The primary sectors including agriculture, horticulture, tourism, and the handicraft industry have all been adversely affected, many traders have […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the federal government would extend maximum support in strengthening the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to help it better fight terrorism. In his initial remarks at the apex committee here on the recent Peshawar terrorist incident, he said the province witnessed a fresh spate […]
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