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ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 : Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Seyed Moammad Ali Hosseini on Thursday said the Al-Quds Day was a great opportunity to realize the world that freedom of Palestine remained the main issue in the Islamic world. Addressing the International Quds Day conference here, he said the Muslims would …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will continue its proceedings and decisions without accepting any pressure. According to an ECP spokesperson, the Election Commission was a constitutional body and all decisions were made in the light of constitution and law. Contrary to the intentional and malicious …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 : Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Member National Assembly (MNA) Mian Javed Latif on Thursday said that because of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), country is heading towards ill culture instead of Naya Pakistan. Talking to a private news channel he said that the PTI was …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 : The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Thursday said the whole country, particularly plain areas, would remain in the grip of heat wave conditions during the current week, and advised the people to take precautionary measures. According to the synoptic situation, continental air prevailed over most parts of …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to pay three-day visit to Saudi Arabia from April 28-30, on the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. This would be the prime minister’s first visit abroad after assuming the office earlier this month. The prime minister …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that the present democratic dispensation strongly believed in freedom of expression and unlike the past four years, no news channel would be off-aired, no talk show or programme would be banned and no newspaper would be …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 : President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday administered the oath of office to Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the federal minister. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif witnessed the oath-taking ceremony here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, which was attended by former president Asif Ali Zardari, ex-prime …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 : President of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and Member of National Assembly Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here. Federal ministers Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Khawaja Saad Rafiq were also present. During the meeting, they discussed the overall political situation …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi and Begum Samina Alvi Wednesday arranged an Iftar dinner for the orphan children at the Aiwan e Sadr. The iftar dinner was hosted to encourage the orphan children. The president and Begum Alvi very affectionately welcomed the children. The president also offered …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the reinclusion of eligible persons into Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), who were struck out of the beneficiary list by the previous government without any reason. He gave the direction in a meeting held with Federal Minister for Poverty …