Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted the petition of former Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui for hearing against his removal as judge.The apex court also turned down Registrar Office objections. Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed held an in-chamber hearing of Siddiqui’s appeal. Last year, the Supreme Court’s Registrar had returned a… Continue reading SC accepts Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s petition against removal

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):National Assembly on Thursday approved four motions to establish committees on finance, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), national security and Kashmir. The house allowed the Speaker National Assembly to nominate members for the committees as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan moved separate motions at the floor of the house here.… Continue reading NA sets up committees on finance, CPEC, national security, Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):The National Assembly session on Thursday started at 10:29 am with the recitation of the Holy Quran, Naat and playing of national Anthem. Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser chaired the session. The House would take up agenda items including Question Hour, Calling Attention Notices, Motion under Rule 259, Motion of Thanks and… Continue reading National Assembly session starts

LAHORE, Feb 21 (APP)::Information and Culture Minister Punjab Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan said Pakistan did not face any political isolation on international front, rather the country has achieved new levels of diplomatic success and dignity in the comity of nations. Talking to media persons outside Punjab Assembly here on Thursday, he said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)… Continue reading Country achieved new levels of diplomatic success: Chohan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):Prime Minister’s Youth Affairs program has planned to launch National Youth Development Framework (NYDF) to search out employment opportunities for country’s youth. According to an official, under this framework National Youth Counsel will be constituted. He said that expert representatives will be selected from different fields like education, sports and culture to… Continue reading Govt to launch NYDF to empower youth

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):National Assembly on Thursday did not take up its regular agenda and the sitting had to be adjourned following protest by the Opposition parties mainly on the issue of arrest of Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani. The Speaker Asad Qaiser tried to convince the Opposition to run the business of the… Continue reading NA agenda remains unaddressed; Opposition’s Protest leads to early adjournment

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):Nations across the world including Pakistan were celebrated the International Mother Language Day on Thursday with an aim to protect endangered languages. International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the… Continue reading ‘World Mother Language’ day celebrated with aim to protect endangered languages

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):Natioanal Highway Authority (NHA) is working on dualization and upgradation project of 83 kilometre Old Bannu Road in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw province. An official of NHA told APP on Thursday that the first package of the project, Domail – Khurrum portion is 40 km long and was awarded to the… Continue reading Dualization project of 83 kilometre Old Bannu Road to be comleted by Feb 2020

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Thursday said that the revenue generating institutions like Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) should produce revenue to reduce their reliance on government grants and their future would be decided on performance basis. The CM had directed BDA to mobilize their resources and increase revenue through Public Private… Continue reading Jam Kamal directs BDA, revenue generating institutions to boost performance

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):The members of Senate Forum for Policy Research (SFPR) Thursday passed a resolution unanimously by strongly condemning baseless propaganda against Pakistan in context of Pulwama attack in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) and underlined the need for peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue in accordance with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. The… Continue reading Senate body passes unanimous resolution condemning Indian baseless propaganda against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, Aamer Mehmood Kiani Thursday visited Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to address the genuine problems of protesters. Talking to PIMS officials, the minister said that the government was committed to ensure best medical care to the patients at all public sector hospitals and… Continue reading Kiani visits PIMS to address protesters’ concerns

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Muhammad Saleem Wednesday presented Authority’s performance report over its operations and accounts for the financial years 2015-18 to President Dr Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadar. The President, while appreciating the efforts of PEMRA, directed that PEMRA should make this report a regular annual feature to keep… Continue reading PEMRA chairman presents performance report to President

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said that money laundering posed a serious threat to the country which called for drastic measures. He also directed all the stakeholders to double their efforts in countering the money laundering practices by ensuring that criminals indulged in such practices should not go scot-free. The Prime Minister… Continue reading PM for strict measures to efface money laundering practices

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Saudi Arabia Wednesday increased Hajj quota for Pakistan upto 200,000 to facilitate more people from the brotherly country to perform Hajj.Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi while talking to state television confirmed the development and said that he talked with his Saudi counterpart Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, who apprised him about the Saudi… Continue reading Saudi Arabia increases Hajj quota for Pakistan upto 200,000: FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):India on Wednesday concluded its second and final round of arguments in Kulbhushan Jadhav case at International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the third day of public hearing held at The Hague, the Netherlands. At the Peace Palace – the seat of UN’s top Court, Indian Counsel Advocate Harish Salve presented the… Continue reading India wraps up final arguments in Jadhav case; Pakistan to conclude tomorrow