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Islamabad: The President of Pakistan has summoned the 76th session of Senate to meet in the Parliament House on Friday (Dec 9) at 10:30 am. According to the notification issued here, the session has been summoned as per powers conferred on him (President) by clause (1) of Article 54 of …
Read More »President for expediting reconstruction of roads, bridges in rain affected areas of Sindh
Islamabad: Taking note of the problems faced by commuters due to damaged roads and infrastructure, President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday directed the government of Sindh and relevant authorities to expedite and complete on priority basis all reconstruction projects especially roads and bridges swept away in flood and rain affected areas …
Read More »President calls for strategy to implement national plan of action for children
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a strategy to implement the National Plan of Action for Children in the light of devolution following the 18th Amendment, suggesting also the setting up of a Commission for the Protection of the Rights of Children and involving the private sector in …
Read More »President granted remission to 24,488 convicted prisoners during his tenure, National Assembly told
Islamabad: President Asif Zardari has granted remission to 24,488 convicted prisoners during his entire tenure, Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Malik told National Assembly on Friday. In a written reply to the question of Begum Nuzhat Sadiq, he said the convicted prisoners including 20,120 male and 4368 female who have been …
Read More »President chairs review meeting on upgradation of telecom sector
Islamabad: In a follow up of an earlier meeting on the up-gradation of telecom sector of the country, President Asif Ali Zardari today chaired a meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr to review the progress made so far and to discuss the issue of grey trafficking. The meeting chaired by President Asif Ali …
Read More »United Arab Emirates delegation participates in relief activities
Karachi: Members of a delegation of United Arab Emirates (UAE), participating in relief works in rain-affected areas in Sindh called on Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan at Governor House on Monday. The delegation is providing food commodities and other relief goods to the flood affectees, said a statement. …
Read More »District Coordination Officers told to take all Preventive Measures
Karachi: Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan has directed the DCO Karachi and the town administrators to take all preventive measures against dengue virus and utilize all the available resources for conducting fumigation in this regard. He issued this directive while presiding a high-level meeting at the Governor House …
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