ISLAMABAD: The Orange Line Metro Train Lahore secured top awards at the recently held Brands of the Year Awards 2021 including the ‘Emerging Brand of the Year in the category of urban rail transit and ‘CEO of the Year 2021’, awarded by the Brands Foundation. Li Chen, the CEO of Orange Line Metro Train received […]
Permits issued for import of 13000 tonnes of tomato, onion
PESHAWAR: The government has issued permits for import of 13,000 tonnes of tomato and onion from different countries to stabilize the price of commodities in Pakistan, which shot up after devastating floods damaged crops and communication links. “Today, government has issued permits for import of 13000 tonnes of tomato and onion and more permits are […]
Religious-based organizations taking lead in rescue, relief, rehabilitation of flood victims
ISLAMABAD: The religious-based organizations are taking lead in rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims besides Pakistan Army and the government machinery across the country. In an exclusive talk with APP, Faizan Global Relief Foundation (FGRF) Executive Director Muhammad Shahrukh Attari informed that the foundation was providing cooked meal twice a day to 100,000 […]
Young scientists fellowship program announced
ISLAMABAD: Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him) Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) in collaboration with COMSTECH and National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has announced ‘Young Scientists’ Fellowship Program (YSFP)’ to engage young scientists in practical research. The fellowship programme provides research opportunities for young scientists in the Islamic world who are under 45 years […]
Poets, writers join relief activities in flood hit areas
MULTAN: Poets and writers have joined relief activities in flood hit areas of south Punjab like people from other walks of life. A poet from Dera Ismail Khan Makhmoor Jafri was seen on social media platform unloading sacks of wheat flour from a relief goods truck and later helped in reaching out to the affected […]
Court rejects Gill’s post-arrest bail plea
ISLAMABAD: A local court of Islamabad on Tuesday dismissed the post-arrest bail petition of PTI’s Leader Shahbaz Gill in a sedition case registered by the capital’s police. Additional District and Session Judge Zafar Iqbal issued an eight-page judgment which was reserved last day by the court after listening to arguments from two sides at […]
PCB announces ticket prices for Pakistan v England T20I series
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced ticket prices for the seven-match T20I series between Pakistan and England to be played in Karachi from 20-25 September and 28 September to 2 October in Lahore. Tickets will be available online on Wednesday at 1000 PST at https://pcb.bookme.pk/ Payments can be made using Easypaisa/Jazzcash/creditcard/Nift options, while […]
Devastating flood hits dog shelter house; most canines evacuated in time
PESHAWAR: The devastating flood that badly affected life and property from hilly terrains to the downward plains, has also ruined a shelter house for stray dogs in Sardaryab area of Charsadda district. “Lucky Animal Protection Shelter that was home to more than 250 stray and abandoned dogs has been badly hit by floods in Charsadda […]
Floods in Pakistan: US media headlining flood devastation in Pakistan, focusing on relief work
NEW YORK: American print and electronic media is giving wide coverage to the devastation caused by fast-flowing flood waters in Pakistan that Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman has called a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster” of “epic proportions.” The media is focusing on the relief work done in difficult situations across the country by government agencies and […]
Safar-ul-Muzaffar moon sighted
ISLAMABAD: Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad on Sunday evening announced that the moon of Safar-ul-Muzaffar had sighted and Safar 1, 1444 AH, shall commence from Monday, August 29, 2022. He said the weather condition was cloudy at most of the areas of the country, however, it remain clear at some […]