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World Post Day is being observed today. The event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's creation in 1874. The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness t...

A meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today approved in principle the formation of an Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) for generation and purchase of electricity. Its approval wil...

A special flight carrying seventy Pakistani nationals, evacuated from Lebanon, arrived in Karachi this morning. They were welcomed at the airport by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbo...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appreciated the security forces for conducting successful operation against Khwarij terrorists in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. In a statement, the Prime Minister paid a tribute to the security forces for sendin...

The Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says federal government has decided to allocate seven point five billion rupees to enroll back over twenty-six million out of school children across the country. Addressing a function in Islamabad , he said for this...

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Engineer Amir Muqam, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today (Wednesday). Issues related to his ministries were discussed in the meeting. They also discussed the overall...

Pakistan has thwarted an act of aggression by Afghan forces at Pak-Afghan border in Nushki-Ghaznali sector. According to security sources, Afghan forces opened fire on Pakistani posts. In retaliation, Pakistan forces targeted Afghan posts. The inci...