56,565 patients get treatment at OGDCL’s 19 free eye camps By: APP on March 30, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), in collaboration with Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, recently held 19 eye camps in all four provinces where around 56,565 underprivileged patients were extended free of cost treatment. At the camps arranged under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, as many as 3,168 cataract surgeries were performed, […]
CDA developed 50 parks during 2021 By: APP on March 30, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has developed around fifty new parks costing Rs341 million across the city to provide recreational and healthy activities to Islamabad residents. The parks were developed during the last year in the sectors where people were residing but facilities including a healthy environment were missing, said a CDA official on […]
7 killed, several injured as passenger bus plunges into ditch By: APP on March 28, 2022ISLAMABAD: At least seven people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured when a passenger bus fell into a ditch near Upper Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday. According to details, local police said that the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle and it broke the safety barrier and […]
Pakistan strongly condemns Houthis’ attacks on KSA By: APP on March 26, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned drone and missile attacks launched by the Houthi militia to target the civilian infrastructure and energy facilities in different parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These were successfully intercepted and destroyed by the Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces. “Pakistan reaffirms its full support and solidarity with the brotherly […]
Pakistan’s founders’ dream for Islamic, welfare state to materialise certainly: Rasheed By: APP on March 23, 2022ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday said the dream of the founders of Pakistan for an Islamic and welfare state would certainly materialise. In his special message on 75th Pakistan Day, the minister while congratulating the entire nation on Pakistan Day, said March 23, 1940 was a key day in the foundation […]
OIC moot a pride for country, whole nation: Faisal Javed By: APP on March 22, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Senator Faisal Javed on Tuesday termed hosting of the 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers a pride for the country and the whole nation. In a tweet, he said that this was a changing Pakistan, adding that our entire nation, state, government, armed forces […]
OIC member states FMs, delegates arrive to attend CFM By: APP on March 22, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministers and delegations from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members states, international observers and representatives of the global organizations arrived Parliament House on Tuesday to attend the two-day 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers. Upon arrival at the Parliament House, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi warmly received […]
OIC FMs meet in Islamabad as Pakistan hosts 48th session By: APP on March 22, 2022ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the inaugural session of the two-day meeting of the Council of the Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) commenced as Pakistan is hosting its 48th session. Prime Minister Imran Khan joined the gathering of the foreign ministers of the Muslim world at the session held at the Parliament House. As the […]
‘Corrupt trio’ meet a day of failures: Farrukh By: APP on March 21, 2022ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday said the “corrupt trio” of Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Fazlur Rehman had experienced a day of failures. The minister, in a series of tweets, said the trio met the first defeat after the matter of convening the National Assembly session within […]
Opposition surpasses India, Israel in campaigning against OIC moot: Fawad By: APP on March 21, 2022ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday came down hard on the opposition for campaigning against the 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers starting in Islamabad from Tuesday. The opposition had surpassed India and Israel in campaigning against the OIC moot, he said while […]