Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Friday announced that a dynamic registry will be starting next month for further inclusion of deserving people under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Speaking during an informal interaction with the journalists at BISP headquarters, Faisal …
Read More »PM urges steps to promote export of IT products on priority
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan had immense talent and skill pertaining to information technology and called the need for increasing the export of IT-related products on a priority basis. Chairing a meeting to promote the exports of IT products, the prime minister called for devising a …
Read More »Police head constable martyred, eight injured in suicide blast
One police official embraced martyrdom, and eight others, including four civilians, received injuries after a suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in the I-10/4 Sector on Friday. The bomb disposal squad and other rescue teams rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and initiated a …
Read More »Funeral prayer of Shaheed Subedar Major Khurshid Akram offered
The funeral prayer of Subedar Major Khurshid Akram was offered at his native village Jabbi Bakka, Kot Najibullah, in Haripur. He was martyred by terrorists after he was made hostage in a compound in Bannu cantonment. Earlier, guard of honour was presented to the Shaheed by the army personnel.
Read More »President urges political leadership for enhanced engagements with Balochistan people
President Dr Arif Alvi called for enhancing engagement with the people of Balochistan at the grassroots level and prioritise investment in human resource development for prosperity of the people. The president, talking to the cadets of the Cadet College, Kohlu, Balochistan, who came to Aiwan-e-Sadr, on an educational visit, called …
Read More »Rights of religious minorities to be protected: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured that the government of Pakistan would protect rights of people from all religious minorities including Christians, Sikhs, Hindus and Parsis and would ensure a secure environment for them. Speaking at a ceremorny organized here to celebrate Christmas, he said, “We want that …
Read More »UN slams Taliban decision to bar women from universities, calls for ‘immediate’ revocation
The United Nations and several countries on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s decision to close universities to women and called for the de facto authorities to “immediately revoke the decision”. In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also urged the de facto authorities to “reopen girls’ schools beyond …
Read More »Pakistan in constant touch with Afghanistan over resurgence in terrorism, cross-border violence: FO Spox
Pakistan is in constant touch with the interim government of Afghanistan regarding the resurgence of terrorist incidents and cross-border violence, the Foreign Office said Thursday. “We have agreed to continue established institutional mechanism with Afghanistan to prevent such incidents,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said at …
Read More »Amrullah Saleh acts as Indian puppet to malign Pakistan, destabilise region
Former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) Amrullah Saleh-File Former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) Amrullah Saleh continues to spit venom at Pakistan by maligning state, army and intelligence agency through social media, just to appease India, showing indifference to the miseries of the Afghan …
Read More »COAS lauds high morale of injured soldiers, officers of Bannu operation
Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday visited CMH Rawalpindi and met officers and soldiers who got injured during CTD complex Bannu operation-ISPR Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday visited CMH Rawalpindi and met officers and soldiers who got …
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