MOSCOW: Russia is observing a national day of mourning on Sunday (24th March, 2024) after a massacre in a concert hall here that killed more than 130 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind the “barbaric […]
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LAHORE: Mohsin Naqvi, Chairman PCB, on Sunday (24th March, 2024) has announced an all-powerful seven-member selection committee for the Men’s national, U-19 and Pakistan Shaheens cricket teams, and with the mandate to pick the team captains. Speaking to journalists at a Presser held at PCB headquarters at Gaddafi Stadium here, he said no chief selector […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is planning to revive the Safari Tourist Train to promote the culture and beauty of the Potohar Region which will commence its journey from historic Golra Station here to Attock Khurd. “The Safari Train will commence its journey from Golra Station, traversing through Hasan Abdal, Attock, and Attock Khurd Railway stations. Notably, […]
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LAHORE: PM Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized appropriate planning regarding the communication infrastructure, especially the railway line, to take full advantage of minerals in Balochistan. Chairing a meeting on Mines and Minerals of Balochistan with special context to Reko Diq Copper-Gold Project here on Sunday (24th March, 2024), he instructed the up-gradation of the existing road […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in recognition of his meritorious services for promotion of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia especially in the sphere of defence. The investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad was attended amongst others […]
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KARACHI: A session was organized here about HEC Funding under the auspices of the Federal Urdu University, Department of Education, Abdul Haq Campus. Dr. Kamal Haider, Dr. Shahid Iqbal and Dr. Khurram Khan Alvi of National Research Funding Program for Universities spoke on the occasion. Talking to the ladies and gentlemen in the audience Dr. […]
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KARACHI: The struggle for a separate Muslim country started on 23rd of March, 1940 (84 years ago). Faced with an unending ordeal of inequality, disparity and discrimination in that era of oppression, the Muslims were subjected to an intellectual, political and educational decay as the colonial rulers’ considered them rivals and immediately tilted to the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb has said here on Friday (22nd of March, 2024) that he was keen to tap Chinese investors by selling as much as $300 million in Panda bonds for the first time ever this year. The minister said, selling Yuan-denominated debt would allow Pakistan to diversify its […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have decided to expedite the phase two of CPEC projects and establish a Working Group on five new Economic Corridors under this phase. The understanding to this effect was reached during a meeting between Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong here Friday (22nd […]
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NEW YORK: Pakistan on Thursday (21st March, 2024) welcomed New York State Assembly’s three resolutions – proclaiming 23rd March as Pakistan-American Heritage Day, 14th August as Pakistan Independence Day, and congratulating the American-Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC), a political group, for it’s contributions to the Big Apple. These resolutions were the result of the efforts […]
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