Category: National

  RAWALPINDI, Sep 7 (APP): Chairman Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) Committee, General Zubair Mahmood Hayat attended 2017 Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference at Victoria, Canada. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement issued here on Thursday, the Conference titled: “The Future Security Environment, Challenges, Complexity and Cooperation” was held from September 4-6.… Continue reading Chairman JCS attends 2017 Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Canada

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (APP): Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Engr. Muhammad Baligh-Ur-Rehman on Thursday said the government is committed to promote education in the country and improve standard of education including girls primary education. He was attending as chief guest ceremony of agreement signing between UNESCO and the government of Italy to implement… Continue reading Govt committed to promote education, improve its standard: Baligh-Ur-Rehman

ISLAMABAD, Sept 06 (APP): Minister for Human Rights Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar has called upon the United Nations to immediately act for stopping genocide of marginalized and poor Rohengya Muslim population in Myanmar. The minister, in a statement issued here also urged the United Nations and its body on human rights to constitute a commission to investigate the… Continue reading Minister urges UN intervention to stop Rohengya Muslims genocide

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has expressed satisfaction over hajj arrangments made by Pakistan and Saudia Arabia for hujjaj this year. In an interview with Radio Pakistan, he said that Pakistan has commended the steps taken by Saudi Arabia to facilitate the stay of Hujjaj in the holy land.… Continue reading Sardar Yousaf expresses satisfaction over Hajj arrangements

LAHORE, Sept 7 (APP): Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has said a model is being made for regularisation of Katchi Abadis situated at the railways land across the country. Giving a briefing about Katchi Abadis to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways meeting presided over by MNA Dr Nisar Ahmad Jutt held at the… Continue reading Katchi Abadis at railways land being regularised: Saad

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal Thursday held a meeting with British High Commissioner Thomas Drew and discussed matters of bilateral interest between the two countries. During the meeting, the minister said Pakistan and Britain had close and historic ties and the overseas Pakistanis living in Britain were a source for strengthening… Continue reading Interior minister, British HC discuss bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has allowed fresh and continuing students to submit their admission forms for autumn 2017 semester by September 28. The facility has been made available for all academic programmes -from Matric to PhD-level, a news release said on Thursday. The decision to this effect was taken by… Continue reading AIOU extends admission date till Sept 28

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) observed September, 7 as Martyrs’ Day at all PAF bases throughout the country. A ceremony was also held at Air Headquarters Islamabad, in which PAF Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, laid wreath and offered ‘Fateha’ at the Martyrs’ Monument, a press release… Continue reading Pakistan not to take brunt of others fiasco: Air Chief

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Minister of State for Power Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali Thursday said the country had achieved the highest- ever power generation of 20,000 megawatt and 4,000 MW more would be added in the system during next three to four months. “On Wednesday, we exceeded the 20,000 MW power generation figure for the… Continue reading 4,000 MW more electricity to be added in system, loadshedding to end in Nov: Abid

KARACHI, Sept 7 (APP): Pakistan Air Force observed September 7 as Martyrs’ Day at all PAF Bases throughout the country. A PAF statement on Thursday said that a ceremony was also held at Air Headquarters Islamabad, in which Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, laid floral wreath and… Continue reading `We are committed to peace in region’: Air Chief

ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to United States Aizaz Chaudhry on Wednesday said cooperation of Afghanistan would be required to address the issue of terrorism. Pakistan wants cooperation of Afghanistan to wipe out menace of terrorism and maintain peace, he said talking to PTV. He said Pakistan also wants help from United States to… Continue reading Cooperation of Afghanistan imperative to address issue of terrorism: Aizaz

ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail on Wednesday stressed the need for collective efforts to eliminate terrorism and maintain peace in the region. Talking to a private news channel, he said Pakistan had suffered a lot due to terrorism, adding there was a need to work… Continue reading Collective efforts needed to eliminate terrorism, maintain peace: Miftah

RAWALPINDI, Sept 6 (APP): The first post-Haj flight of national flag carrier landed at Benazir Bhutto Airport on Wednesday. The Hujjaj, arriving by PK 3002 were welcomed by Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CA&DD) Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary. Later, talking to media person, he said the post-Haj operation had started and… Continue reading First post-Haj flight lands at Benazir Bhutto Intl Airport; Tariq Fazal Ch. received Hujjaj