Some people refusing polio vaccination in provincial capitalLAHORE: It was the second day of the polio campaign by the health department in a posh locality of the provincial capital. The sun was shining overhead and the temperatures had almost hit 40 degrees....
Senate passes Prevention of Trafficking in Persons BillISLAMABAD: Lawmakers at the Upper House of parliament on Tuesday passed Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Bill, a requirement for getting GSP+ status from European countries. State Minister for Int...
Political parties urged to include green pledges in election manifestoesKARACHI: Besides road infrastructure and power projects, the government of Pakistan must consider involving projects related to climate change in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), demanded...
Sindh IG AD Khawaja inaugurates criminal record officeLARKANA: The Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Khawaja on Tuesday inaugurated Criminal Record Office (CRO) that aims to equip police to inspect crimes and criminals swiftly, speedily While ad...
NA body summons NAB chief over money laundering investigation against NawazISLAMABAD: The National Assembly standing committee on law and justice Tuesday summoned National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal over probe into alleged money laundering b...
Rao Tehseen ‘appointed’ Radio DGISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has reportedly issued orders for appointment of Rao Tehseen as director general of radio, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday. Tehseen is a grade-21...
Five-year plan launched to empower youth in PakistanISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) will provide £17.25 million to the United Nations (UN) in Pakistan to implement a five-year programme, AAWAZ II, to empo...
Pakistan, Nepal pledge to boost defence tiesIslamabad: Chief of Army Staff of Nepal, General Rajendra Chhetri, called on Federal Minister for Defense, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan in his office at Ministry of Defense on Tuesday here at Rawalpindi...
GOASA holds protest againt GSTALARKANA: The Sindh Gazetted Officers Associations of School Administration (GOASA) on Tuesday threatened to seize the control of Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDO) if Government Secondary Teachers...
17 injured as wagon overturnedSHIKARPUR: At least 17 commuters sustained critical injuries on Tuesday when a speeding wagon ploughed near Chohi Shakh, an irrigation canal, due to tire burst. According to a police report, a wagon w...