FORWARD KAHUTA, Mar 8 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Tuesday said only Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would unite Kashmiris and ultimately mitigate their sufferings.
President concludes visit to Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Mar 8 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesdayconcluded his two-day visit to the Indonesian capital where he participated in the fifth extraordinary meeting on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine and Al-Quds. The President was seen off by Indonesia’s Minister for Agrarian and Special Planning Feffy Mursyida Baldan here at the Halim Airbase.
PNCA holds seminar on Woman Creativity, Challenges on March 10
ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (APP): Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will hold a day-long seminar on “Woman Creativity and Challenges” in connection with International Women’s Day here on March 10.Intellectuals, experts and women belonging to various fields will highlight various aspects of issues and challenges faced by women in creative fields.
PAL organizes special event to mark Int'l women day
ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (APP): Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) on Tuesday organized a lecture and ‘Mushaira’ to mark International Women Day.
PM chairs meeting on national, internal security
ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss issues pertaining to national and internal security here at the PM House. Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, National Security Advisor Nasir Khan Janjua, Special Assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, DG ISI, Foreign Secretary and senior officials of the government participated in the meeting.
New trade policy to encourage exports value addition: Khurram
LAHORE, March 8 (APP): Federal Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan Tuesday revealed that new Trade Policy would mainly focus on provision of maximum incentives to value addition in the export sector.
Protecting women’s interests national duty: Zahid Hamid
ISLAMABAD, March 8 (APP): Minister for Human Rights Zahid Hamid has termed protecting interests of women ‘national duty’ and expressed firm resolve to provide them equal opportunities without any discrimination.
Govt committed to protect women against exploitation, marginalization: President
ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain has said that the government is committed to protect women from all sorts of exploitation and marginalization, besides providing them with equal opportunities and an enabling environment to grow and excel in every sphere of life according to their capabilities.
CM’s message on International Women Day
LAHORE, Mar 8 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that the importance of effective role of women in the constitution of peaceful society as well as development of the country could not be ignored.
Pakistan committed for providing safe environment to women: Zafarullah
ISLAMABAD, March 8 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Human Rights Barrister Zafarullah has said that Pakistan is committed to take all possible measures to ensure provision of safe environment to women in the country. Barrister Zafarullah, in a message on the International Women’s Day being observed on March 8, said Islam fully protected rights of women as well as all members of society.