Islamabad: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik said on Wednesday that the government would accelerate the upgradation of local refineries under the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to strengthen Pakistan’s energy security.
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Chemical analysis essential for counting drug quantity in sentencing: SC
Islamabad: The Supreme Court has ruled that any quantity of narcotics that has not undergone chemical analysis could not legally be taken into consideration for upholding a conviction or determining the quantum of sentence, holding that only the quan…
Syrian Foreign Minister to undertake two-day official visit to Islamabad
Islamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from August 19-20 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister/Minister for Foreign Affairs of P…
PML-N believes in real development : CM
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said removing the sense of deprivation among the people of South Punjab remained her government’s foremost priority.
She added that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) believed in delivering…
CM seeks drainage report from Rawalpindi, Attock and Gujrat
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister(CM), Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday contacted the deputy commissioners of Rawalpindi, Attock and Gujrat and directed them to launch swift drainage operations during the rains.
The CM appreciated the administration fo…
PFA establishes Healthy Diet Resource Centre at Training School
Lahore: Punjab Food Authority has established a state of the art Healthy Diet Resource Centre at PFA Training School under the directions of Chief Minister Punjab. The centre has been established to promote public health, safe food practices and nutr…