PESHAWAR: First woman station director in the history of Radio Pakistan Peshawar, Syeda Iffat Jabbar took charge of her office in Broadcasting House Peshawar. According to a press statement issued here on Friday, PBC Headquarters Islamabad issued notification of her promotion to the post of controller BPS-20 in this regard. Syeda Iffat Jabbar joined Radio […]
Students from flood-hit areas to get 2 semester fee deferral: HEC Chairman
Students from flood-hit areas to get 2 semester fee deferral: HEC Chairman. Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed on Friday said the students from flood-affected areas, enrolled at public and private universities, would get fee deferral for two semesters to mitigate their problems. He said all public and private universities were working to […]
‘All hell to break loose’ without debt relief deal: PM Shehbaz
‘All hell to break loose’ without debt relief deal Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday made an urgent appeal for “substantial” debt relief from rich nations as catastrophic floods exacerbated by climate change displaced millions of people in the country. In an interview with Bloomberg Television in New York, he said Pakistan had high debt […]
Security mechanism at Torkham border meant to ensure entries, not humiliating Afghans
Islamabad: Security mechanism at Torkham border meant to ensure entries not humiliating Afghans. The measures like Integrated Border Management System and coordination mechanism introduced at Afghan borders is purely an effort to ensure secure entries within Pakistan’s territories, having nothing to do with humiliating the Afghan people. According to security officers, like any other sovereign […]
PM acknowledges empathy of Angelina Jolie for Pakistan’s millions of flood victims
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday acknowledged the “empathy and compassion” of United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie, who is currently on a visit to Pakistan in solidarity with the flood-affected people. “Pakistan thanks Angelina Jolie, a special UN envoy, and other unsung heroes for becoming the voice of millions of people whose […]
Curbing human trafficking, migrants smuggling require coordinated response: UNODC
Islamabad: Coordinated response required for curbing human trafficking. Representative of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Pakistan Dr. Jeremy Milsom on Wednesday said that curbing human trafficking and migrants smuggling required a coordinated response at all levels. Realizing the fact, the government of Pakistan notified provincial and district-level Trafficking in Person (TIP) Coordination […]
IHC instructs Human Rights Ministry to view prisoner’s complaint
Islamabad: IHC instructs Human Rights Ministry to view the prisoner’s complaint. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday instructed the Ministry of Human Rights and Human Rights Commission to send its representatives to visit the Adiala Jail in a complaint case regarding torture on a prisoner. The court also instructed the jail administration to conduct […]
PIA directed to increase Quetta-bound flights
Islamabad: PIA directed to increase Quetta-bound flights. Minister for Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique has directed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and urged other domestic airlines to increase their number of air flights to Quetta due to limited land connectivity caused by the recent floods that played havoc in parts of the country. He passed the directives […]
KP Assembly passes amendment bill allowing use of helicopter by ministers, civil servants
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was Tuesday informed through KP Ministers Salaries, Allowances and Privileges (Amendment), Bill 2022 that the “Chief Minister may allow a minister or public servant to use an aircraft or helicopter of government for official use at government expenses”. The bill was moved by Minister for Labour Shaukat Ali Yousafzai in […]
Soldier martyred thwarting terrorist attack from Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier has embraced martyrdom while thwarting a terrorist attack from Afghanistan in bordering Dwatoi area of North Waziristan district. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on September 19, the terrorists from inside Afghanistan opened fire on the Pakistani troops in general area Dwatoi, which was responded in a befitting […]