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The Senate today passed a resolution congratulating the government for successfully holding the SCO Council of Heads of the Government meeting in Islamabad. The resolution was moved by Senator Sherry Rehman. The resolution expressed the confidence ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar has said hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Council of Heads of Government meeting has further improved the image of Pakistan globally. In an interview with PTV, he termed the h...

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says poverty alleviation is inevitable for achieving sustainable development goals. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad today, he called for making collective efforts to address the issues of common m...

The 26th death anniversary of prominent scholar Hakim Muhammad Saeed was observed today. Hakim Mohammed Saeed was born on January 9, 1920 in Delhi and migrated to Pakistan with his family after independence in 1947. He established Hamdard Dawakhana...

Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme , Rubina Khalid, has announced increase in the amount of the Benazir Kafalat quarterly instalment for beneficiaries upto 13,500 rupees by next year. During a visit to the Benazir Nashonuma Center at Si...

The Punjab Government has announced a holiday in all educational institutions throughout the province tomorrow (Friday). The decision was made on the recommendation of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order. According to the spokesman, ...

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed today (Thursday). This year the theme of the day was"Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment Acting together for just, peaceful and inclusive societies". Source: Radio Pakistan