Lahore: All roads of the Punjab metropolis led to Ayub Stadium, where a colourful armament exhibition – the main festivity of the day was held to celebrate the Pakistan Day by Lahore Garrison in a big way. General Officer Commanding Major General Sardar Tariq Amman inaugurated the defence exhibition. The ... Read More »
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Lahore: President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, was pleased to approve conferment of 159 Pakistan Civil Awards on 14th August, 2015 and additional four (04) were approved as special cases after 14th August, 2015. The awards will be conferred on 23rd March, 2016 under the following arrangements:- President Mamnoon Hussain, ... Read More »
Passing out Parade of Recruits from Pakistan Rangers held at Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan
Mardan : Passing out Parade of Recruits from Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) for PRA-22 course was held at Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan today. 643 recruits from all parts of the country completed their basic training and formally joined the ranks of Pakistan Rangers (Punjab). Director General Pakistan Rangers (Punjab), Major General Umar ... Read More »
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approves the Strategic Trade Policy Framework
Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has approved the Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-18. The mid-term strategic trade policy framework was formulated through an extensive consultative process, spanning over almost a year keeping in view the current trends in global trading environment and the declining trend witnessed in Pakistan’s ... Read More »
South Asian ex-Prime Ministers Forum formed in Islamabad to strengthen democracy
Lahore: Three former prime ministers of Nepal and Pakistan meeting in Islamabad over breakfast at the residence of former prime minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain decided to form a forum of former prime ministers of SAARC countries to promote democracy and good governance. This decision was taken when two former ... Read More »
Pakistan strongly condemns blast in Ankara, Turkey
Lahore: Pakistan government strongly condemned blast in Ankara, Turkey and expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over loss of precious human lives. The Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that our sympathies are with government and people of Turkey in this hour of distress. He said that people ... Read More »
Applications for Hajj will be collected in the last week of April: Hajj and Umrah Operators
Lahore: Hajj and Umrah Operators have said that they would start collecting applications for Hajj in the last week of April. In a statement,the Hajj and Umrah operators have advised the pilgrims to check the passport expiry date as no passport would be accepted for Hajj which would not be valid ... Read More »
PM, COAS arrive in Saudi Arabia to witness military exercise
Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived here on a three-day official visit. He was received at King Saud Airport by members of the Royal family – Prince Muhammad bin Salman and high officials. Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Special Assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi are ... Read More »
Transparency and responsiveness has a central place in public administration: Salman Faruqui
Lahore: President Asian Ombudsman Association and Federal Ombudsman M. Salman Faruqui said transparency and responsiveness had a central place in public administration especially in a democratic dispensation. “In the present era, any government which lacks transparency and responsiveness can hardly escape the watchful eye of the media and organization,” he ... Read More »
NAB is committed to eradicate corruption across the board: DG NAB Qamar Zaman Ch
Lahore: Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, Chairman NAB said that NAB is committed to eradicate corruption by using all its resources across the board by adopting Zero Tolerance Policy throughout the country. NAB had chalked out an effective and comprehensive National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) for eradication of corruption and corrupt practices which ... Read More »