PESHAWAR: Vehicle Emission Testing System (VETS) Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during a three-day campaign against smoke emitting vehicles inspected the emission system of 441 vehicles. The campaign was launched on the directives of the Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr. Shehzad Bangash, who had directed the Secretary Transport & Mass Transit to control smoke emitted by the […]
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JUI-F to launch mass contact campaign for sanctity of Masjid-e-Nabvi
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has decided on Sunday to launch a mass contact campaign for the sanctity of Masjid-e-Nabvi across the country. According to JUI-F spokesman Muhammad Aslam Ghauri, the JUI-F was going to organize big public gatherings in Karachi and Peshawar. The Karachi gathering will be held at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam on Thursday, […]
Over 43 million children received polio vaccine
ISLAMABAD: The first National Immunisation Days (NIDs) campaign of 2022 successfully reached more than 43 million under-five children with life saving vaccines. Over 339,521 trained and dedicated polio workers were engaged in the vaccination drive to inoculate children at their doorstep. Dr. Shahzad Baig, Coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Centre, Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), […]
Sub-national polio immunization campaign to start from Monday
ISLAMABAD: A sub-national polio immunization drive will start from June 7 (Monday) to vaccinate over 33 million children under the age of five across Pakistan. Sharing details, Polio Program National Coordinator Dr Shehzad Baig said that the campaign will be carried out in 124 districts and approximately 223,000 frontline workers will be participating in the […]
Sadiq Khan launches campaign to bring tourists back to London
London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched a campaign on Monday to bring tourists back to the British capital, ahead of a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions across England. The $8.4 million (£6 million) campaign by Sadiq Khan’s office with the capital’s tourism and transport bodies will look to drive domestic tourism to hospitality, culture, nightlife […]
The Clean Karachi campaign to begin Today
KARACHI: The federal government-backed campaign to clean Karachi kicked off in parts of the metropolis from today, with the first target to de-silt all storm-water drains before Eid-ul-Azha. Mr Zaidi formally briefed the media about the plan and its execution during the next two weeks at a press conference held at his office in the […]
Zardari announces to join JUI-F’s anti-govt campaign
Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) supremo Asif Ali Zardari on Monday announced to join the anti-government movement being initiated by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Responding to reporters’ questions following his appearance before an accountability court in connection to the mega money laundering and fake bank accounts case, the former president […]
Spanish election campaign cut short by Holy Week
Just days before Spain’s general election, the palm-tree lined streets of the centre of Malaga are almost devoid of posters. The southern city, like others across Spain, has banned political advertisements for the April 28 polls from the routes of the hundreds of Easter processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods that take place round-the-clock in […]
Poroshenko 2.0: Ukraine leader reboots campaign ahead of presidential run-off
Flanked by rock musicians wearing yellow overalls and black t-shirts with skulls on them, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko pumped his fist, danced to the music and waved to supporters outside a soccer stadium in Kiev on Sunday. Standing on a stage filled with young people, he sent a message to his absent challenger, the comedian […]
Buttigieg makes gains with crowds, TV spots and campaign cash
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is riding in the back of a rented minivan to his last event of the day in South Carolina, munching on cold french fries and critiquing his stage performance so far. The enthusiastic crowds of hundreds who’ve packed his first two stops have been much larger than the 37-year-old mayor […]









