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Islamabad: Chairman Intellectual Property Organization (IPO-Pakistan) Hameedullah Jan Afridi has announced National IPO Best Journalist Award for dedicated media projection of IPO related activities besides creating awareness about Intellectual Property Rights in the country. He announced this in a meeting while reviewing the details of IPO Best Journalist programme. The meeting was attended by the Director Administration Meesaq Arif, Director Finance Inam ul Hal, Deputy Director (Media) Hamid Javaid Awan, Assistant Director Human Resource Asif Iqbal Bangash and other concerned [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the bomb blast in Peshawar resulting in loss of precious lives and injuring many. The Prime Minister has reiterated Government’s resolve to root out the cancer of terrorism from every nook and corner of the country. Such cowardly attacks on peaceful citizens cannot demoralize the Nation, he added. Commiserating with the bereaved families, the Prime Minister prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls in peace. He directed the [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has approved the following perks and privileges / revised terms and conditions of Law Officers on monthly basis. The expenditure will be met from the budget of the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Law Officers From To Attorney General for Pakistan Rs. 200,000/- Equal to Judge of the Supreme Court as under:-   a) Salary Rs. 368,186/- b) Superior Judicial Allowance Rs. 170,625/- c) House rent if official residence not provided [...]

Islamabad: The Ambassador of Iran H.E. Mashaallah Shakri called on Federal Minister for Health Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada today and congratulated him on the assumption of the charge of the Federal Minister for Health. The Ambassador remained with the Minister for some time and discussed matters of mutual and bilateral interest with special reference to co-operation in health sector and energy. The Ambassador invited the Health Minister of Pakistan to visit Iran for enhancing co-operation between the two countries in [...]

Islamabad: On this auspicious occasion of celebrating today the World Environment Day, I congratulate the United Nation Environment Program for declaring 2011 as International Year of Forest. This year’s theme, “Forests. Nature at Your Service”, underscores the variety of life-sustaining services that forests provide and calls us all to take action to protect these resources and move towards a greener economy. For all seven billion of us, every aspect of our quality of life is intrinsically linked to the health [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan is blessed with numerous natural resources and eye catching aesthetic landscapes. Our precious lands from the snow-covered peaks to the beaches provide livelihood and shelter to a nation of 180 million. We are a growing economy with high dependence on natural resources for energy, agriculture, industry, transport and domestic sectors. This economic development process is affecting our environment by degrading land, water and biological resources as we have not adopted ample safeguards. Besides global environmental problems like global [...]

Islamabad: Today, on the occasion of World Environment Day, I congratulate United Nations Environment Programme for adopting the right theme for the year 2011 i.e. ‘Forests: Nature at your Service’ that underscores the intrinsic link between quality of life and the health of forests and forest ecosystems. The World Environment Day is a wake-up call for the world community to realize that our land and water resources are under acute threat of degradation and badly impacting life of all living [...]