GILGIT: December 08 –
Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Haji Gulbar Khan chairing a meeting of Education Steering Committee at CM Secretariat
GILGIT: December 08 –
Caretaker Sindh Information Minister Ahmed Shah addresses to the media persons after inaugurating Abdul Majid Sports Complex at Karachi Press Club
KARACHI: December 08 – Caretaker Sindh Information Minister, Ahmed Shah and Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab cutting ribbon to inaugurate Abdul Majid Sports Complex at Karachi Press Club.
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KARACHI: December 08 – Karachi Mayor playing table tennis in Karachi Press Club after inaugurating Abdul Majid Sports Complex.
CDA staffer sweeps the fallen leaves of tree at roadside greenbelt during autumn season in Federal Capital.
ISLAMABAD: December 08 –
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ISLAMABAD: December 08 – CDA staffer sweeps the fallen leaves of tree at roadside greenbelt during autumn season in Federal Capital.
December 08 – PHA workers hoeing the park near Lahore Railway Station with colorful seasonal flowers and plants.
LAHORE: December 08 –
Traders displaying seasonal fruit oranges to attract the customers at fruit market
MULTAN: December 08
Citizens are observing a flower show at Race Course Jilani Park.
LAHORE: December 08 –
LAHORE: December 08 – flower show, Race Course Jilani Park.
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Security forces kill five terrorists in Tank IBO
RAWALPINDI, Dec 08 (APP): The security forces have killed five terrorists amid intense exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted on the night of December 7 and 8 in the general area Mullazai of Tank District.
The killed terrorists remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against law enforcement agencies as well as extortion and target killing of innocent civilians, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release on Friday said.
A cache of weapons, ammunition and explosives was also recovered during the operation.
“Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorists present in the area, as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said.
Pakistan, Netherlands unveil joint commemorative postage stamp
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (APP):Pakistan and The Netherlands on Friday unveiled the commemorative postage stamp to mark 75 years of the establishment of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands Suljuk Mustansar Tarar and Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands Paul Huijts unveiled the special commemorative postage stamp issued by Pakistan Post.
Secretary General Paul Huijts was accompanied by Ambassador Wouter Jurgens, Director for Asia & Oceania Department and other senior officers of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ambassador Suljuk Mustansar Tarar in his remarks focussed on the growing momentum of bilateral cooperation and high-level interactions including the recent meetings between Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual session in New York and COP-28 in Dubai.
He highlighted the scope of further cooperation in the fields of trade, economics, IT and import of manpower from Pakistan.
Secretary General Paul Huijts in his remarks appreciated the initiative and the design of the stamp. He underscored the steady progress in the bilateral political and economic relations between Pakistan and the Netherlands.
The commemorative stamp was earlier launched by Foreign Secretary, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Pakistan, Henry de Vries, in Islamabad on November 2, 2023.
The unique edition of postage stamp issued by Pakistan Post has been designed by an internationally celebrated Pakistani visual artist, Aisha Khalid, who is regarded as a pioneer in the neo miniature global movement emerging from Pakistan.
The special design of the stamp symbolizes the longstanding friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between Pakistan and the Netherlands.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1948, Pakistan-the Netherlands bilateral cooperation has continued to grow in diverse sectors, including political, trade and investment, science and technology, education, water management, climate change and cooperation at multilateral institutions. The Netherlands is the second-largest trade destination for Pakistan’s exports to the European Union.
The issuance of commemorative postage stamp was one of the many initiatives that the Pakistan Embassy took to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bilateral relations.
HESCO finds 283 connections stealing power in crackdown
HYDERABAD, Dec 08 (APP):The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has identified over 283 connections involved in power theft during its ongoing drive against electricity thieves and defaulters in the region.
The HESCO authorities submitted 238 letters to register cases against those involved in power theft at various police stations, out of which, 38 FIRs were registered.
The HESCO spokesperson on Friday informed “APP” that after disconnecting all these identified connections, they were fined 1, 63, 112 units as detection bills, the value of which is over 5 million rupees.
During the 93-day long ongoing operation, more than 9,070 million rupees have been recovered by HESCO, while 12632 suspects involved in electricity theft have been identified. As part of the campaign, 135 accused including 3 employees have been arrested, one employee was dismissed and 35 employees were suspended besides FIRs have been registered against 1495 people.
SBP to announce monetary policy on Dec12
KARACHI, Dec 08 (APP):State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will announce monetary policy on Tuesday, December 12.
The central bank, in a statement issued on Friday, announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP will meet on December 12 at Karachi to decide about the Monetary Policy.
Later on the monetary policy statement will be issued by the central bank as well, it added.
The MPC, in its previous meeting on October 30, has cautiously decided to maintain the policy rate at 22 % owing to
volatility in global market and emphasized on continuing with the tight monetary policy stance to bring inflation down.