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Minister for Education and Professional Training, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said special measures are being taken for the development of education sector on modern lines. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the new building of Pakistan Educati...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed government's desire to work with the Commonwealth on issues of common interest, particularly on youth empowerment, good governance and climate change. He was talking to a five-member delegation of led by C...

The first meeting of the committee formed to give recommendations for independent drug pricing in the country was held in Islamabad. Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar chaired the meeting. The committee deliberated on the best model for ...

Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the reports by the international rating agency Fitch and State Bank of Pakistan in cutting the policy rate is a direct manifestation of macroeconomic stability of the country. He was addressing the gr...

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecast urban flooding and flash flooding due to ongoing torrential rains in different parts of the country during the current week. According to the National Disaster Management Authority, Monso...

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 24 people have been killed and seventeen others injured in different rain related incidents during the last three days. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, seventy-three houses were completely damaged whi...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has issued an alert to departments concerned and directed them to utilize all resources for early drainage of rainwater in Lahore and other cities. She instructed relevant departments to take immediate action...