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Archive for April 7th, 2012
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has contradicted a news item published in a section of the press alleging the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Govt: of delaying completion of the new Balakot city. In a rebuttal issued Friday, Commissioner Hazara Division Abbottabad, Muhammad Khalid Khan Umerzai has clarified that the entire project area for development of New Balakot […]
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Lahore: The life partner of Wing Cmd, Pervaiz Saeed Mir who is associated with Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) for the last five years as Director Development and Competition passed away on the night of April 5, 2012 for an eternal abode. According to the press release issued here by PFF, Makhdoom Saeed Fazal Saleh Hayat, […]
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Islamabad: Sufficient funds should be allocated in the forthcoming budget for energy project and construction of dam and water reservoirs to tackle energy shortages. Government should initiate various power projects to bridge supply and demand gap as it is high time to develop all available energy generating resources including hydel, thermal and wind to end […]
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Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Culture and Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the Pashto language was very respectable for us but unfortunately we were facing the integrity of Pakhtun nation as if there were Pakhtuns, there would be the issue of Pashto language. This he said while addressing the inaugural session of […]
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Islamabad: Islamabad Expo 2012 kicked off on Saturday in the Jinnah Convention Centre with women from across the country participating in it. Many government institutions, leading banks, companies and UN is participating in the event organised by Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) to help women attain economic freedom. The items displayed in […]
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Islamabad: Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organization in 1948. The topic of World Health Day this year is Ageing and health with the theme “Good health adds life to years”. Due to advances in science and technology and medicine the […]
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Islamabad: World Health Day is observed on April 7 each year to mark the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. The purpose of observing this yearly event is to highlight the challenges facing the health sector, review our responses and debate strategies to overcome the health hazards. The day aims to raise […]
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Islamabad: In a message of felicitation on the eve of Easter, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has congratulated the Christian community both inside and outside Pakistan and said that the Christian brethren were playing important role in the socio-economic development of the country. The Prime Minister said that the Constitution of Pakistan gave equal […]
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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said that the dictator of that time not only committed the judicial murder of the most popular leader of the nation, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttoo, but also desecrated his dead body. “Bhuttoo’s Special Security Superintendent in jail Col. ® Rafi-ud-Din in […]
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Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari today declared that the PPP led government will strive to resolve the issue of proprietary rights of the tenants of Okara farmlands. He said that he was aware that the tenants had been agitating for their proprietary rights for the past several decades and a resolution had eluded them but […]
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Islamabad: A meeting of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister for Finance and Revenue on 7th April, 2012. The meeting was attended by Dr. Hafiz A. Pasha (Convener EAC), Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, members of EAC including Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Mr. […]
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Islamabad: PPP Co-Chairman President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated the Christians on the eve of Easter and vowed to work for the promotion of human equality, religious tolerance and interfaith harmony. I felicitate the Christians of the world, both within Pakistan and abroad and wish them a blessed Easter, the President said in a message […]
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