ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Former Test Cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz Thursday backed the revival of Pak-India ties but considered it awkward that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced dates for the proposed series rather than the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) when it was our call to make it.
Driving test days increased
FAISALABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan has increased days of test for issuance of commercial driving licences.
Iranian, UK Envoys meet Nisar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Ali Reza Haghighian and United Kingdom High Commissioner, Philip Barton Thursday called on Minister for Interior, Ch. Nisar Ali Khan separately here at Punjab House.
Govt. committed to protecting rights of minorities: Nisar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Minister for Interior, Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan Thursday said the government was committed to protecting rights of minorities as they were playing a vital role in development and prosperity of the country.
Abbasi to be Acting Speaker
ISLAMABAD Nov 26 (APP): Deputy Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi shall perform as Acting Speaker in the absence of Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
Norway sending back growing number of Pakistani asylum seekers: Norwegian envoy
ISLAMABAD Nov. 26 (APP): Norwegian ambassador to Islamabad, Tore Nedrebo Thursday said more than 400 Pakistani citizens had applied for asylum in Norway and many of them had been sent back as their applications were “without merit”.
Lok Virsa to screen old classic Ghunghat on Nov 28
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa will screen Ghunghat, a 1962 classic film to pay tribute to the composition, script, direction and production of legendary Khawaja Khurshid Anwar here on November 28.
Wasim in favour of Pak-India cricket series
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Former legendary fast bowling, Wasim Akram has said that Pakistan should play the proposed series with India if the government allows for the resumption of cricket ties.
73 more regional passport offices being set up: Ch. Nisar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Minister for Interior and Narcotic Control Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan Thursday informed the National Assembly that 73 more regional passport offices, costing Rs 680 million, were being set up across the country next year.
Gov’t takes concrete measures to revive film industry: Pervez Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Pervaiz Rashid said Thursday that the government taken several measures to revive the film industry of the country and promote the positive image of the country abroad.