Islamabad: The panel discussion on “Political Economy of Inequality” was chaired by Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Islamabad. The panelists included Imran Ali, Rector and Dean, Karachi School of Business and Leadership, Karachi, Karamat Ali Executive Director, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Karachi, ... Read More »
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Lahore: Chairman Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari and Punjab Governor Muhammad Sarwar called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the Governor House here on Wednesday. President Mamnoon Hussain felicitated Chairman Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari on the successful conduct of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in which some 126 members parliament ... Read More »
PAF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR JHANG
Lahore: Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF Fighter Aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed near Athara Hazari (Jhang). The pilot of the aircraft executed safe ejection. No loss of civilian life and property has been reported on ground. A board of inquiry has been ... Read More »
JUI-F announces countrywide protest over killing of its Sindh secretary general Khalid Mehmood
Lahore: JUI-F has announced countrywide protest over killing of its Sindh secretary general and former Senator Khalid Mehmood Soomro in Sukkur today early in the morning when he was offering Fajr prayer in the mosque . While talking to media, Ameer JUI-F Molana Fazal ur Rehman strongly reacted on the assassination of ... Read More »
Better quality ammunition is being manufactured at POF:Lt. Gen. Muhammad Ahsan Mehmood
Lahore: Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF), Lt. Gen. Muhammad Ahsan Mehmood has said that in the past POF was fulfilling the requirements of army alone but now security needs of other civil forces and law-enforcing agencies were also being met, adding that current export by POF was around 20 million ... Read More »
Opposite of Kalabagh Dam are enemy of Pakistan:Shamsul Mulk
Lahore: Former WAPDA Chairman Engineer Shamsul Mulk has said those who think Pakistan and Kalabagh dam cannot go together are in fact those particular persons with whom people of Pakistan could not go together now, Pakistan was facing present host of problems because of opponents of Kalabagh dam. Former WAPDA ... Read More »
Federal Minister Zahid Hamid step down after named in treason case
Lahore: Federal Minister for science & technology Zahid Hamid stepped down after named in treason case.He was the law minister in Pervaiz Musharraf regime.The court also ordered to record the statement of ex-PM Shokat Aziz in the case. Today,special court headed by Justice Faisal Arab approved the petition partially to ... Read More »
Polio has damaged the image of our country at the international level:President Mamnoon Hussain
Lahore: President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has said that the more healthy, strong and energetic children we raise, the healthier, stronger and energetic society we will have.Therefore, organization of the international conference is a glimmer of hope for which Pakistan Pediatric Association deserves appreciation. He was addressing 22nd Biennial International ... Read More »
NEWLY APPOINTED DG ISI CALLS ON AIR CHIEF
Islamabad: The newly appointed Director General, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar, arrived at Air Headquarters, Islamabad on his maiden visit today. He called on Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office. This was his first meeting with the Air Chief ... Read More »
Senate Defence Committee visits border villages
Sialkot : Chairman Senate Defence Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain, has urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to strongly protest unprovoked Indian shelling on Pakistani civilians at the forthcoming SAARC visit in Kathmandu, Nepal, next week. He made these comments during a visit to border villages of Sialkot, which had suffered Indian ... Read More »