LAHOREThe Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Punjab police chief to promote deputy superintendents of police and inspectors according to their seniority and turn. This order was passed by an apex court divisional bench of Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani and Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on ...

ISLAMABAD (PR): A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) led by its President, Zafar Bakhtawari visited the office of newly-appointed Chief Commissioner of Islamabad, Jawad Paul for congratulating  him on his appointment as Chief Commissioner of Islamabad. Jawad Paul ...

United States’ ambassador Richard Olson reaffirmed the long-term US government’s support to farming communities in Pakistan.“Since the 1950s, the United States has been working to support agriculture in Pakistan by introducing the orange and helping to double the country’ ...

ISLAMABAD - Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed in principle to collaborate with each other in promotion of informal education system in Punjab.Chiho Ohashi, Project Advisor JICA-Non formal Education (NFC), during her meeting with the ...

LAHORE - Former Test cricketer Basit Ali has said that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is making extraordinary efforts for the overall development of women cricket in the country. Talking to the reporters here at the Bagh-e-Jinnah during the match between HEC and ZTBL, Basit said: “The ...

KARACHI - A project was launched on Tuesday which aimed at providing advance education to 250,000 voters in Sindh.In collaboration with the UNDP, UNWomen, Australian Aid and Norwegian Embassy, the National Rural Development Programme launched the project at local hotel here.It will impart the ...

LAHORE - The American Business Forum (ABF) hosted its 3rd Annual Dinner this evening in Lahore. In attendance were representatives of the 44 MNCs, comprising ABF, along with budding entrepreneurs, members of the civil society and media. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Richard Olson also graced the ...

KARACHI – The Civil Aviation Authority is reluctant to promote its deserving employees having engineering degrees to higher grade (BPS-17 equivalent PG-08) despite making such promotions in the past.“We, the CAA employees -Abdul Hameed Shaikh, M Ayub Tabassam, Tabraiz Ali, Inam Ali, ...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that Malala Yousafzai was a symbol of peace and moderate Pakistan.Giving a speech at Stand up for Malala’ event, jointly organized by Pakistan and UNESCO in Paris, President Asif Ali Zardari expressed the resolve to make Pakistan a fully ...

ISLAMABAD - Chairman and CEO NetSol Technologies Ltd Salim Ghauri has said that purpose of inviting national leadership to NetSol Technologies is to promote the importance of IT industry in Pakistan and its future role in shaping up economy.Talking to media, Salim said it is right time to apprise ...

KARACHI - WWF-Pakistan’s Indus for All Programme observed World Tourism Day at Keenjhar Lake. The event was attended by government officials, civil society members, CBOs representatives and members of nature clubs. Speaking on the occasion, chief guest of the event, educationist and ...

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has called for rejecting extremist trends and negative propaganda of misguided elements in the country by promoting the Islamic teachings of tolerance and affinity.President Zardari felicitated the nation on Eid and expressed gratitude to Allah Almighty for ...

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has said that education is the best mean to promote an egalitarian society especially to convince and persuade youngsters to be adapted to the constructive norms of civic lives and prove themselves to be good citizens of the country. ...

LAHORE - Patron-in-Chief of National Mashaikh Council Khawja Ghulam Qutub-ud-Din Fareedi has said that those hatching conspiracies against the Two-Nation Theory had not accepted Pakistan wholeheartedly.  He expressed these views while addressing an oath taking ceremony of more than 500 ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday stressed the need to promote a culture where political parties were preferred over the individuals taking part in electoral process.A three-judge bench - comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif ...

RAWALPINDI - Prize distribution ceremonies were held in the city to award those boys and girls students who got positions in Speech, Essay Writing and Arts competitions held in seven tehsils of the district from November to December 2011 on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz ...

LAHORE - Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that implementation of joint ventures between Punjab and Istanbul will promote trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and Turkey. Talking to a Turk delegation here on Tuesday, he said that the recent visit of Mayor Istanbul Kadir Topbas to ...

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the problems of artistes and singers would be resolved on priority basis.He informed that an art academy is being constructed to benefit artiste community. He was speaking as the chief ...

ISLAMABAD – Dr Fehmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly, has stressed the need for taking measures for preserving and promoting multilingualism in the country.She said that respect for all the regional languages would promote harmony, unity, brotherhood and solidarity among the cultural ...

FAISALABAD - Maulana Israr Hussain on Sunday urged the Muslim Ummah to promote tolerance and care for all, especially non-Muslims, according to the teachings of Islam.Addressing a large gathering at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on the occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH), Hussain said ...

LAHORE – The Punjab Text Book Board (PTB) besides providing cheap and standard books to the students have been playing a role in promoting extra curricular activities. These views were expressed by PTB Chairman Izhar Ahmad Sheikh on Saturday while addressing a prize distribution ceremony in ...

LAHORE - The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and Jassar Farms Private Limited (JFPL) have entered into a partnership to take up joint information collection and dissemination initiatives to strengthen dairy potential.UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha and JFPL Chief ...

ISLAMABAD  – A unique website to promote tourism industry and provide the information of the worth seeing picaresque beauty of the country has been launched on the eve of New Year.The website ‘www.great.pk’ have unique features and will provide a guideline to the tourism ...

MELBOURNE (Agencies) - Former Australian opener Michael Slater has accused Cricket Australia (CA) of 'killing' Test cricket in order to replace it with more Twenty20. He said the exclusive scheduling of the Twenty20 Big Bash tournament from December 16 to January 28, during which no domestic ...

KARACHI (APP) - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of 17th SAARC Summit, was an important milestone to promote peace and ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The pavilion of Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Corporation (PGJDC) in Bangkok Fair allured thousands of visitors and helped in enhancing collaboration with other countries with regard to exchanges of expertise and know-how in the areas of skill development. Information ...

ISLAMABAD - United States and Pakistan agreed to work together on measures to promote private sector engagement between the two countries and create legitimate and productive enterprises for the Pakistani people. The Commerce Ministry on Thursday issued the joint statement of United ...

LAHORE - The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz has said that young students are the hope of a nation and they must shoulder the responsibility of promoting agro-economy. He was addressing the delegation of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam ...

ISLAMABAD - Syed Akhunzada Chitan, Member National Assembly from Bajaur Agency, who is a very good sportsman, is working hard to bring the kids of his area into the mainstream and provide them with every available opportunity to utilise their skills in sports rather than letting them fall in the ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has produced many legends in almost all the sporting fields and Raja M Asif, who played Davis Cup for Pakistan in 1992 and 1993 against Bangladesh and Singapore, is one of the examples. In an exclusive interview with TheNation here on Monday, Asif shared memories of his ...