International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed on Wednesday to raise awareness about this global crime.In a message on the day, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said impunity compounds the suffering and anguish calling o...
Read More »Death anniversary of Pervez Mehdi observed
The 18th death anniversary of renowned Ghazal singer Pervez Mehdi was observed on Tuesday.He was born in Lahore to a family of professional musicians in 1947. He received initial training in music from his father Bashir Husain Rahi and rose to fame af...
Read More »KP govt distributes honorarium among registered Khateebs in district Khyber
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has distributed cheques of honorarium worth thirty-thousand rupees for each registered Khateebs of mosques in district Khyber.The Additional Assistant Commissioner and the Tehsildar Landikotal sub-division distributed the...
Read More »Flooding moderate at three points in Sutlej River: PDMA Punjab
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab says there is moderate level flood at Ganda Singh Wala, Head Sulemanki and Head Islam in Sutlej River.In a statement today, the Spokesperson of the authority said water level is decreasing at Gand...
Read More »5 killed, 6 injured in Rawalpindi traffic accident
Five persons died and six others sustained injuries in a traffic accident near T Chowk in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.A spokesperson of Rescue 1122 told Radio Pakistan that the incident involved a collision between a van and a truck.Source: Radio Pakistan
Read More »Christian families in Pakistan pick up pieces after mob attack over ‘blasphemy’
On August 16, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani town of Jaranwala. Homes and churches were burned and ransacked by a crowd of hundreds that tore through the streets of the town in the eastern Punjab province. The attack h...
Read More »President calls for measures to strengthen financial inclusion, gender equality
President, Dr. Arif Alvi has asked banking sector to impart awareness of their financial products and services to masses through modern means of communication.Chairing a meeting with representatives of banking industry in Karachi today, he said the ba...
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