Islamabad, July 27, 2016 (PPI-OT): An 11-member delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs led by Mr. Zheng Gouliang, Chairman, Shadong Jinan Bulinte Railway Company visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to […]
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German Police Say No Sign Explosion Near Refugee Center Was Bomb Attack
Police in southern Germany are downplaying reports of an explosion near a refugee registration office, saying there is no sign the incident was a bomb attack by terrorists or anti-immigrant extremists. Broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported the expl...
Read More »Racial discrimination: UN Committee to review Greece, UK, Paraguay, South Africa, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is meeting in Geneva from 2 to 26 August to review the following countries on these dates: Greece (3-4 Aug); UK (4-5 Aug); Paraguay (8-9 Aug); South Africa (9-10 Aug); Lebanon (10-11 A...
Read More »UN Human Rights chief calls on Indonesia to stop executions –
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein today expressed alarm at reports that up to 14 people face imminent execution in Indonesia, most of them for drug-related offences. He appealed to authorities to immediately reinstate a mo...
Read More »“Grave regression for Dominican women and girls’ right to health” – UN experts call for the Criminal Code reform to be dropped
A group of United Nations experts* today urged the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, and legislators to protect women and girls' rights to sexual and reproductive health in the country."We urge Dominican authorities to repeal all rest...
Read More »Islamabad: July 27, 2016
President Mamnoon Hussain has appreciated the work of Auditor General and emphasized the need for further improving the audit system to deliver even better results.The President expressed these views while talking to Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Rana Assad Amin who called on him at the Aiwan-e-SadrA� on Wednesday.The President said that audit of public sector spending is very essential to ensure transparency, judicious utilization of money and accountability. The President appreciated the improvement in performance of the office of Auditor General and noted with satisfaction that this office has made recoveries worth billions of rupees.The President underscored that the menace of corruption can be eliminated if effective action is taken on the irregularities pointed out in the audit reports.A� President Mamnoon Hussain hoped that AGP will make audit more effective and utilize the latest audit techniques to ensure judicious utilization of public money and curb irregularities.The Auditor General apprised the President about salient features of the annual report and said that the policy of merit is being strictly observed in his organization which is delivering better results.
Source: Ministry of Information ,Boardcasting and National Heritage
Read More »Austria To Extradite Pakistani Man, Algerian Linked To Paris Terrorist Attackers
A spokesman for an Austrian court said on July 27 that a Pakistani man suspected of having links to the Islamic State terrorists who killed 130 people in Paris last November would be extradited to France. The spokesman for the regional court in the cit...
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