PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan termed Chashma Right Bank Lift Canal (CRBC) as a project of vital importance for the food security of the province and directed the authorities concerned to complete feasibility study, preparation of PC-1 and other pre-requisites of the project by March next year. He issued these directives while chairing […]
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Army commanders hope Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday chaired the Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, according to a press statement, issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations. The ISPR statement said that the participants took comprehensive review of the global, regional and domestic security environment with […]
Dr Alvi, Ghani express grief over death of Begum Naseem Wali
ISLAMABAD – President Dr. Arif Alvi Sunday expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the death of the veteran leader of Awami National Party (ANP) and former lawmaker Begum Naseem Wali Khan. In his condolence message, he prayed for the departed soul and for the bereaved family to bear the loss with equanimity. He […]
PM vows to defeat ‘vested interests’ opposing change
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday vowed to devolve powers to the local bodies and defeat the vested interests resisting the change in the country. Addressing a press conference, flanked by the chief ministers of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Usman Buzdar and Mehmood Khan, here at the PM Office, the prime minister spoke at length […]
CDWP clears Rs 46b project for Pak-Tajikistan energy transmission
Central Development Working Party (CDWP), on Monday, accorded approval to a project worth Rs 552.708 million and recommended three projects worth Rs 209.5 billion to ECNEC for endorsement. CDWP had met in a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar. Planning Secretary, Zafar Hasan, as well as senior officials […]
Pakistan takes diplomats, international media to the site of Feb 26 ‘airstrike’
Pakistan on Wednesday facilitated a visit of a group of ambassadors, defence attachés and international journalists to the site of so-called Indian airstrike in Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in which New Delhi claimed it had killed around 300 terrorists on February 26. The delegation, which visited impact site of February 26 Indian air violation near Jabba […]
KPK launches Pink buses for female commuters in Mardan
A new Pink Bus service was inaugurated for the female students of Mardan. A young student looked at the pink buses and excitedly said, “Finally now females can travel in peace. In local buses they would face harassment.” The buses were introduced for the females to move freely across the city without any hindrance. The […]
Punjab Games to be held from April 3-6 in Lahore
The contingents of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will participate in the 72nd Punjab Games 2019 on the invitation of the Sports Board Punjab (SBP) to show solidarity with Punjab. The 72nd edition of the Punjab Games is being organised jointly by the SBP and the Punjab Olympic Association here at various venues in Lahore from […]