Category: National

PESHAWAR, Apr 20 (APP):Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Mian Saqib Nisar here Friday ordered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s Healthcare Commission to shutdown clinics of all quake doctors within a week in the province. The Supreme Court’s three-member bench presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan comprising Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and… Continue reading CJP orders KP Govt to shutdown clinics of quake doctors in a week, lauds IGP performance

  ISLAMABAD, Apr 20 (APP):Minister of Planning Development and Reforms and Interior Ahsan Iqbal on Friday called upon the business community to focus on improving quality of their products to make them more competitive in the world. “Made in Pakistan products must be symbol of quality across the world,” the minister said while addressing a… Continue reading Ahsan urges business community to focus on , quality, innovation, competitiveness

ISLAMABAD, Apr 20 (APP):Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan could achieve a clear distinction in political, economic, social and religious spheres if we follow the thought and philosophy of great poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal in true spirit. He said that Allama Iqbal’s dream about Pakistan had been materialized under the leadership… Continue reading Ayaz Sadiq for following Iqbal’s philosophy

KARACHI, Apr 20 (APP):Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair on Friday said that regular training is very important in the field of maritime because it helps the officials and staffers to improve their skills so as to cope with the new challenges. He said this in a meeting with a 22-member delegation of foreign participants of International… Continue reading Regular training important for maritime professionals: Governor

QUETTA, Apr 20 (APP): Balochistan Assembly Speaker Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani Friday said the role of media is important for development of society and journalists should highlight main issues of public and province for solution of problems through their positive reporting. She said this while talking to media persons at Quetta Press Club during her… Continue reading Balochistan Assembly Speaker visits Press Club Quetta

ISLAMABAD, April 19 (APP):The state-of-the-art Haramain Express Train project linking Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and under construction King Khalid Economic City is likely to operationalize this year. Briefing the Pakistani media delegation, led by Managing Director Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Masood Malik, Spokesman Saudi Transport Ministry, Baghdadi said it would be state-of-the-art facility, which would… Continue reading Haramain Express linking Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah to operationalize this year

RAWALPINDI, Apr 19 (APP):Seven Pakistani peacekeepers, who laid their lives for global peace and security were honoured United Nations (UN) medal at the UN Annual Memorial Ceremony held at UN Headquarters (HQ), New York on Thursday. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres was the Chief guest on the occasion who paid tributes to peacekeepers, who sacrificed their… Continue reading UN honours seven Pakistani peacekeepers who sacrificed lives in line of duty

LAHORE, Apr 19 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said the plant of Daanish schools sown by the Punjab government in 2008-9 has grown up into a full-fledged tree. He said that it has been providing necessary shelter and societal protection to thousands of deserving students to get higher education without being burdened. The… Continue reading Alumni of Danish schools call on CM

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (APP):The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Thursday joined the Ministers of Tourism of the G20 economies’ meeting in Buenos Aires and called upon them to include tourism in their Agenda for creating more and better jobs. UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, highlighted the capacity of tourism to create jobs and the need to advance… Continue reading UNWTO calls upon G20 Leaders to prioritize tourism

LAHORE, Apr 19 (APP):Pakistan Muslim League-N President and Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said the PML-N will achieve success in the upcoming election in Sindh also and the journey of development will be extended to the whole of Pakistan including Sindh and its provincial headquarters, Karachi. He was talking to Sherazi Brothers belonging… Continue reading PML-N to win upcoming elections in Sindh also: Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (APP):Minister for Interior, and Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday called upon the social scientists to research causes of terrorism, extremism, and internal differences in the society and find out solutions to make nation more united, integrated and economically sound. He was chairing a session on “Preparing Pakistan on Global Knowledge Economy” organized… Continue reading Social scientists urged to study causes of terrorism, extremism

PESHAWAR, April 19 (APP):Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Saqib Nisar here Thursday ordered Inspector General of Police (IGP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to withdraw security cover from unauthorized officials and non-essential public figures by midnight tonight (Thursday) and submit a complete report in that connection. The Supreme Court’s three-member bench comprising CJP Saqib Nisar, Justice Mansoor Ali… Continue reading CJP orders IGP KP to withdraw security cover from unauthorized officials, non-essential public figures

  QUETTA, Apr 19 (APP):Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo Thursday said security forces including Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan and police are playing vital role for the restoration of peace in the province and have rendered great sacrifices for this cause. CM Balochistan said this while speaking at a ceremony of Excellency Award 2018,… Continue reading Security forces playing vital role for curbing terror activities in province: CM Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (APP):Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s statements against Pakistan are a sad political gimmickry and should be a matter of concern for the international community, Foreign Office Thursday said. During his weekly media interaction here, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said India can keep repeating such fallacious allegations but they will not become… Continue reading Modi’s Pakistan centric statements a sad political gimmickry: FO

RAWALPINDI, Apr 19 (APP):Minister for Defence, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan held a restricted one-on-one meeting with Polish National Defence Minister, Mariusz Blaszczak. The minister is visiting Poland on the invitation of Minister for National Defence of Poland, said a statement issued here by Ministry of Defence on Thursday. On arrival in Poland, he was received… Continue reading Pak, Polish Defence ministers hold one-o-one meeting, discuss to bolster defence ties

PESHAWAR, Apr 19 (APP):Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar Thursday said judiciary and state are inter-related and a state cannot be run without judiciary. Addressing the trainee district and session judges at Judicial Complex here, he said that judiciary being an important segment of a state explains laws and judges should be well aware… Continue reading A state is incomplete without judiciary: CJ