Lahore: Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs & Human Rights Khalil Tahir Sandhu has said that there are deep-rooted friendly relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka which are strengthening with the passage of time. He was talking to a delegation of Buddhist monks led by Speaker Sri Lankan Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionSalman Sufi briefs the Americans about Punjab women protection bill
Lahore: Senior Member Special Monitoring Unit Law & Order, Salman Sufi has said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab government is making all out efforts for unanimous Women Protection Bill for controlling incidents of violence against women. He expressed these views while addressing separate seminars ... Read More »
APP signs news exchange agreement with Romanian news agency
Lahore: Pakistan’s premier news agency in public sector Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation (APP) and Romania’s official news agency AGERPRESS, here Thursday signed a news cooperation agreement for the two way exchange of news. Managing Director APP Masood Malik and Romanian Ambassador Emilian Ion signed the agreement at the Ministry ... Read More »
“Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh”:Justin Trudeau
Lahore: The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the occasion of Vaisakhi: “This week, the Sikh community in Canada and around the world will celebrate Vaisakhi, the holiest day in the Sikh calendar. “Vaisakhi celebrates the creation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in ... Read More »
Speaker Grand National Assembly of Turkey Ismail Khuraman meets Shahbaz Sharif
Lahore: Speaker Grand National Assembly of Turkey Ismail Khuraman met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here today. Matters of mutual interest, promotion of Pak-Turk relations and increase in cooperation in different sectors were discussed on the occasion. It was agreed in the meeting to take further steps for promotion ... Read More »
French Parliament Senator Pascal Allizard calls on Punjab Chief Minister
Lahore: A delegation of senators led by President Pakistan France Friendship Group in the French Parliament Senator Pascal Allizard met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, here today. Matters regarding promotion of cooperation in education, health, energy especially generation of power through alternative sources, water supply, sanitation and other sectors ... Read More »
2,000 sikh yatrees arrive in city
Lahore: As many as 2,000 sikh yatrees from India arrived at Wagha railway station here on Tuesday by special trains to attend ‘Khalsa Janam Din’ and ‘Besakhi’ festival at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassanabad. Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) Chairman Muhammad Siddiq ul Farooq, Additional Secretary Shrines Khalid Ali,Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) ... Read More »
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make a formal apology for the Komagata Maru incident
Toronto: The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that on May 18, 2016, he will make a formal apology in the House of Commons for the Komagata Maru incident. This year will mark the 102nd anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident, where 376 passengers of mostly Sikh descent arrived in ... Read More »
Ambassador of Pakistan in Bahrain Javed Malik calls on Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah
Lahore: Ambassador of Pakistan in Bahrain Javed Malik called on Interior Minister of the host country Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and discussed bilateral ties and matters of mutual interests. In a statement received here Friday, Ambassador Javed Malik said that warm welcome of a Pakistani envoy at ... Read More »
President Putin will speak directly with people from around the country
Moscow: The 14th annual Direct Line with Vladimir Putin will start at midday Moscow time on April 14 and will be broadcast by television channels Channel One, Rossiya 1, Rossiya 24, and radio stations Mayak, Vesti FM, and Radio Rossii. Following the same format as previously, the President will speak directly with people from around the country and answer their questions on the country’s life and the international ... Read More »