SUKKUR, March 5 (APP): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has started registration in 142 G (D), 88 CAE, 25 Air Defence and 118 non GD courses, said a handout here Saturday.
Communication skills play vital role in successful life
ISLAMABAD, Mar 5 (APP): Moral values are deemed basic tools in communication and the media has prime responsibility to build a society and ensure social unity and cohesion, said Managing Director, Associated Press of Pakistan, Masood Malik on Saturday. He said the world has now become a global village and the communication is a vast and extensive subject which is not specific to journalism only but also linked to a number of latest disciplines and trends of modern society.
Pak German Renewable Energy Forum to be launched soon: German Envoy
ISLAMABAD, Mar 5 (APP): Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan Ms. Ina Lepel Saturday said Pak German Renewable Energy Forum (REF) would be launched to help bring together and connect Pakistani German actors from public and private sectors of RE&EE.
UN rights expert urges governments to eliminate homelessness by 2030
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 4 (APP): Homelessness is found in every country in the world and is spreading with impunity, a U.N. human rights expert warned Friday, and called governments to recognize homelessness as a human rights crisis and commit to its eradication by 2030, in line with the new UN Sustainable Development Goals. Presenting her report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, Leilani Farha said that homelessness is found throughout the world, in all countries regardless of the level of development of their economic and governance systems.
T20 captain Shahid Afridi turns 36
ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (APP): The cricket star allrounder and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi turned 36 on Tuesday. He was born on March 1, 1980 in Khyber Agency and started career on October 2, 1996 by playing one-day against Kenya. He is regarded as one of the greatest big-hitting players of all time, where he has the longest six of any form of the game. He also holds the record for most T20 international wickets with 91.
Mother child care top priority of government:Dar
ISLAMABAD, Mar 4 (APP): Finance Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar here on Friday said mother and child care was a priority agenda in the health sector of the government.
BISP Chairperson for higher, professional education to female
KARACHI, Mar 4 (APP): State Minister and Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Marvi Memon, emphasizing the importance of female education, said no nation can progress without higher quality and professional education to female. She was addressing the students of Jinnah University for Women here Friday.
BISP adopts multi pronged strategy to address curse of poverty: Marvi
KARACHI, March 4 (APP): The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), is adopting a multi pronged strategy to address the curse of poverty. This was stated by the Chairperson of BISP, and Minister of State, Marvi Memon, here Friday.
PEMRA takes notice of finance minister's complaint against Dr Shahid Masood
ISLAMABAD, Mar 4 (APP): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has taken notice of a complaint filed by Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, through his Legal Counsel, against ARY News channel’s anchor Dr Shahid Masood for airing defamatory program dated February 19, 2016 at 10.05 p.m.
Nisar takes notice of mobile phone towers in residential areas
ISLAMABAD, Mar 4 (APP): Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday took notice of installation of mobile phone towers in residential areas of Islamabad and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry into the matter.