Lahore: An agreement was signed between Punjab government and Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration, (ISKI) Turkey, here today. under which the Turk institution will extend cooperation in the capacity building of WASA in five cities of Punjab including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad and Gujranwala. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionItalian Foreign Minister inaugurates exhibition of Pakistani Calligraphy in Rome
Rome:Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni describing Pakistan as a “great country” which had very versatile people, on Friday said that Pakistan and Italy enjoy a close relationship with a long-standing cooperation in the field of culture. The Italian Foreign Minister expressed these views while inaugurating the exhibition “Calligraphy and Calligraphic ... Read More »
Opposition’s ToR biased : Dr Asif Karmani
Lahore: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Dr Syed Asif Karmani Friday said that the Terms of Reference (ToR) made by opposition parties were biased. The opposition parties had exempted their party leaders in ToR, who were also mentioned in Panama Papers, he said. The accountability would be ... Read More »
Panama leaks should be decided in Parliament : Muniba Gondal Advocate
Mandi Bahauddin(Sher Gondal) : People in Mandi Bahauddin district express their serious concern over current political situation. Local welfare NGOs heads in a meeting observed that crises continue in our country one after the other which according to them is deliberately created by rulers to secure political mileage. The meeting ... Read More »
Punjab Chief Minister approves Ramazan-ul-Mubarak relief package
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has granted approval to a historic relief package of billions of rupees for the people during Ramazan-ul-Mubarak. He was addressing a high level meeting through video link at Civil Secretariat, here today. The Chief Minister said that subsidy of five billion rupees will ... Read More »
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurates work on M-5 project
Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived here Friday to launch work on the Sukkur-Multan portion of M5 motorway. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah received the Prime Minister on his arrival at the Sukkur Airport. According to a PM House statement, the project is part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor ... Read More »
CM suspends DCO Layyah and MS DHQ Hospital over poison tragedy
Lahore : Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif suspended DCO Layyah and MS DHQ Hospital in lieu of inquiry report of poison tragedy. The inquiry report revealed that the sweetshop owner Muhammad Tariq’s younger brother Muhammad Khalid who confessed to mix poison in the sweets.The accused has been arrested. It would ... Read More »
Pakistan and Turkey to strengthen defence industry collaboration
Ankara : A Pakistan delegation led by Secretary, Ministry of Defence Production, Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Muhammad Owais, is visiting Turkey for consultations on bilateral collaboration in the defence industry field. During its stay in Ankara, the delegation visited the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industry (SSM) and related defence industry ... Read More »
Senate Human Rights Committee to visit Thar: Pakistan Hindu Council
Lahore: Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council and Member National Assembly Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has endorsed the news report in which it was stated that “The Senate Human Rights Committee members were shocked to know that the Sindh government had spent an ‘incredible’ amount of money on relief activities but ... Read More »
HRCP aghast at girl’s jirga-ordained murder
Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of a 16-year old girl following a jirga’s decision to punish her for her supposed role in helping a couple find happiness together. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “It is impossible to ... Read More »