ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):Minister for Narcotics Control, States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Shehryar Khan Afridi Saturday vowed constituting a Special Task Force for preparing foolproof strategy to cleanse Punjab province from the menace of narcotics. “Punjab is like heart of Pakistan and we will not allow any drug baron to play with the future of… Continue reading Special Task Force on cards to cleanse drugs menace in Punjab

MIRPUR (AJK)Sep 14 (APP):Azad Jammu & Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan said on Saturday that Indian occupying military and paramilitary forces were pursuing the policy of ethnic cleansing of Muslim population in the occupied Jammu Kashmir. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of All Parties Conference’s Core Committee in the… Continue reading India pursuing policy of ethnic cleansing of Muslims in occupied Kashmir: AJK PM

MIRPUR (AJK): Sep 14 (APP):Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan Saturday urged the British lawmakers to send communications to the UN Security Council, UN Secretary General, President of the Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the deteriorating human rights situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir. He emphasised for… Continue reading AJK President urges British lawmakers to help save Kashmiris from despotic Indian reign

LAHORE, Sep 14 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that democracy was the name of rule of people and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has firm belief in democracy. In his message, in connection with International Day of Democracy, he said the PTI government was determined to strengthen democracy and democratic institutions in the… Continue reading Democracy is name rule of people: Usman Buzdar

RAWALPINDI, Sep 14 (APP):A woman was martyred and four others among six persons were injured as Indian troops resorted to unprovoked fire in Nikial and Jandrot sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) targeting the civil population, an Inter- Services Public Relations press release said on Saturday. Due to targeted firing by the Indian troops,… Continue reading Woman martyred, 6 civilians injured in Indian troops’ targeted firing along LoC

ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):The Members of the European Union Parliament on Saturday called for trade and travel sanctions on India over the alarming human rights situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK). The Co-Chair of the Friends of Kashmir Group in the EU Parliament, Richard Corbett, called for utilizing all possible means to mount pressure on… Continue reading EU Parliament members call for sanctions on India over alarming human right violations in IoK

LAHORE, Sep 14 (APP):Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa on Saturday said that judgesshould hand down the judgments with honesty and principle. Addressing the launching ceremony of a book “History of Pakistan Reinterpreted” written by Senator S.M Zafar at a local hotel, he said the success in advocacy lies in only hard… Continue reading CJP for judges to give judgments with honesty: CJP

ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):The aesthetically decorated Pakistan’s pavilion at the 18th Lyon International Cultural Festival Saturday remained the centre of attraction by pulling scores of the visitors. The festival is one of the main annual cultural events of French city Lyon which brings over 50 countries together showcasing their culture and traditions. This year 56 countries… Continue reading Pakistan pavilion at France cultural festival attracts many

ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):The Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad in collaboration with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Saturday organized a blood donation camp to symbolize the bilateral ties and highlight the significance of regular blood donations. The diplomatic community, students from CITHMS, Bahria University and International Islamic University, Islamabad and people from the cross section… Continue reading Indonesian embassy organizes blood donation camp

LAHORE, Sep 14 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar, giving special instructions to the district administration from Saudi Arabia, said that anti-dengue campaign should be carried out more effectively and all officers of the health and administrative departments should ensure 100 per cent implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs). While issuing orders for monitoring… Continue reading CM orders 100pc implementation of SOPs for dengue control

ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP):The Afghan Charge d’ Affaires was summoned Saturday here at the Foreign Office to condemn the incident of firing on a Pakistani military contingent on the Pak-Afghan border. “A strong demarche was made over the latest incident of firing on a Pakistan military contingent engaged in completion of fencing of Pakistan-Afghanistan border.… Continue reading FO summons Afghan envoy to condemn firing on Pakistan military contingent

ISLAMABAD, Sep 13 (APP):Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan would be the voice of Pakistan, Kashmiris and the Parliament on the issue of Kashmir during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 27. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he said Imran Khan… Continue reading Imran Khan to become voice of Kashmiris in address to UNGA on Sept 27: Qureshi