VALLETTA, Malta, Nov 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has greeted Baroness Patricia Scotland on her election as the new Secretary General of Commonwealth.
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PN Cricket team lifts Int’l Defence Forces Challenge Cup
KARACHI, Nov. 28 (APP): An International Defence Cricket Challenge Cup (IDCC) 2015 was held in Canberra, Australia from November 16-28.
Karachi operation to be expedited further: Nisar
WAH CANTT, Nov 28 (APP): Minister for Interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan Saturday said the law and order situation in Karachi had improved a lot due to the on-going operation which would be further expedited.
UN chief calls for action on climate change to Commonwealth summit
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took his call for urgent action on climate change to the Heads of Government of the 53-nation, 2.2-billion-people-strong Commonwealth on Friday, declaring that the stars seemed aligned for major progress on the critical issue.
PM-Australia Sharif, Australian PM discuss bilateral issues
BIRGU, Malta, Nov 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull met here Saturday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.
EC notifies schedule for by-polls on NA-218
HYDERABAD, Nov 28 (APP): The By-election on the NA-218 seat which fell vacant after the recent demise of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian’s Chairman Makhdoom Ameen Fahim will be held on January 18, 2016.
PM attends CHOGM’s retreat sessions on violent extremism, SDGs
BIRGU, Malta, Nov 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday along with other world leaders attended two retreat sessions on the second day of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that focused on violent extremism, Sustainable Development Goals and migration.
President-Inauguration–3–THATTA
Speaking on the occasion, Aurat Foundation Chairperson Dr Masooma Hassan said 30 percent population in the country was living below the poverty line because of illiteracy, growing social issues and lack of awareness about rights, particularly by women.
President-Inauguration–2–THATTA
Addressing the ceremony, Marvi Memon said the people would soon witness economic stability and development in the country due to effective policies of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
College status for BZU (Lahore Campus):Rana Mashhood
LAHORE, Nov 28 (APP): Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said that the government is contemplating to grant affiliated college status to the controversial Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Lahore sub-campus to save one academic year of the students.
PM Nawaz due in Paris to represent Pakistan at UN Climate Change Summit
PARIS, Nov 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will arrive here on Sunday to represent Pakistan at the 21st UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) being held in the French capital from November 30 to December 11, to reach a new global deal to tackle climate change by cutting greenhouse emissions.
LB-Polls postponed in UC-24
SIALKOT, Nov 27 (APP): The Election Commission on Friday postponed local bodies poll for the slot of Chairman and Vice Chairman in Union Council 24 Waterworks due to death of candidate for Vice Chairman, Khalid Ali Chaudhary.
Student exchange programs can help strengthen Pak’s relations with Turkmenistan: Pirzada
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada has said that student exchange and scholarship programmes can help strengthen Pakistan’s brotherly relations with Turkmenistan.
ECP finalizes arrangements to conduct LG elections in ICT
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold local government elections in 50 union councils (Ucs) of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on November 30th and arrangements has been finalized.
AIOU to promote research-based studies
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Allama Iqbal Open University(AIOU) started a business-talks series to promote research-based studies for providing academic input to public and private-sector business institutions for their progress.
NA offers ‘fateha’ for Bannu’s attack victims
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): The National Assembly Friday offered ‘Fateha’ for the departed souls of victims of an attack on convey of Federal Minister for Housing Akram Khan Durrani in Bannu yesterday.
Govt takes steps to observe merit in all fields: Sardar Yousuf
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf Friday said that the government has taken several steps to observe merit strictly in all government institutions.
NA Session starts
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): The session of National Assembly started here Tuesday at 10:40 am with recitation from the Holy Quran. Deputy Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi is in the chair.
PU declares results
LAHORE, Nov 27 (APP): Punjab University Examinations Department has declared the results of MA Archaeology Part-I annual examination 2015
China pushes energy network construction connecting Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): In the next five years, China will invest 200 billion yuan (US$31 billion) in building power grids in the north-west province of Xinjiang to connect the region to the country’s east, Pakistan and central Asian countries.
- Senate chairman emphasizes economic cooperation, regional connectivity for sustainable peace
- Provincial Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat and Provincial Minister for Minority Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora talking to media person during their visit to Government Pakistan Model High School Rail Bazar
- Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi chairing a meeting regarding improving Law & order situation and crackdown against criminals in the capital
- Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faez Isa heading to lay wreath at the mausoleum of father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- A young vendor selling colorful balloons at roadside
