AJK Cabinet Development Committee approves 9 development projects
Cabinet Development Committee, Azad Jammu and Kashmir approved nine development projects.The maiden meeting was chaired by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi in Muzaffarabad on Friday.The meeting considered eleven projects …
NCRC launches awareness campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse
An awareness campaign to mark the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse was launched in Islamabad today [Friday].The National Commission on the Rights of Child together with the European Union funded Huqooq e Pakistan Project, launched the Campai…
RUDA, CBD projects to promote modern residential, business facilities in country: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan says Ravi Urban Development Authority and Central Business District projects will promote modern, self-sustained, clean and green residential and business facilities in the country.Chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on Fri…
HEC holds training on Pakistan Citizen Portal for KPK Universities
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Research and Analysis Activities Wing held an interactive training on Pakistan Citizen Portal for focal persons of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) at HEC Regional Centre, Peshawar on Thursday. As many as 50 focal persons from 38 KPK universities participated in the training. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, […]
World leaders pledged support to PM’s green Pakistan vision: Amin
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam said Thursday that world was fast heading towards climate breakdown, if the global community failed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C as agreed under the Paris climate pact. “Achieving the Paris climate goal of limiting warming since pre-industrial times to 1.5°C by […]
TLP chief released from Kot Lakhpat jail
ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi was released from Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore on Thursday. According to news reports quoting Kot Lakhpat Jail Superintendent Ijaz Asghar and TLP spokesperson Mufti Abid, Saad Hussain Rizvi had reached the TLP headquarters, Rehmatul Lil Alameen Mosque, after his release. Saad Hussain Rizvi has been […]
Pakistan rejects designation by US amongst countries of particular concerns for religious freedom
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected its designation by the US amongst countries of particular concerns for religious freedom, terming it as arbitrary and selective assessment. At his weekly news briefing here on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said the designation is completely against the realities on the ground and raises serious doubts about the credibility […]
Latest technology being introduced to improve performance of PR: Swati
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Azam Swati has said that latest technology is being introduced to further improve the performance of Pakistan Railways. Talking to media persons here on Thursday, he stressed that the use of technology is important to uplift the state-owned enterprises. The Minister said under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, […]