Islamic scholars of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have agreed to forge unity and avoid provocation to maintain peace and harmony during Muharram.

This understanding was reached at a meeting of

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left Dushanbe for Astana, Kazakhstan to attend twin Summits of SCO Council of Heads of State and SCO plus.

At the SCO Council of

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan has said the government will take all possible measures to ensure peace and harmony in Gilgit-Baltistan during Muharram.

Speaking at a meeting in

President Asif Ali Zardari has called for financial autonomy of women and improving their access to financial services and credit to encourage women entrepreneurs.

He was talking to Standard