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Islamabad: UNESCO has added twelve more Pakistani historical and cultural sites to its Tentative World Heritage List, giving further international recognition to the country's rich cultural heritage. With the inclusion of the new sites, the total numb...

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has appreciated the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malkiy, for strengthening the longstanding fraternal and strategic ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. He was talking to the Ambassador, who ...

Karachi: The Sindh Government has launched a major initiative to restore and protect the Indus Delta, boosting environmental conservation and supporting coastal communities. According to Radio Pakistan, this initiative is a public-private partnersh...

London: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke today with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Odilovich Saidov, from London. They discussed matters of mutual interest and the upcoming SCO Council of Heads of State meeting...

Lahore: A Seerat Conference was held at Alhamra Cultural Complex, in Lahore in connection with the sacred month of Rabi-ul-Awwal. The Conference was jointly organized by Lahore Arts Council Alhamra, Growth Ventures, and Global Media Communication with...

Quetta: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is being observed today: The purpose of observing the day is to abolish human exploitation and to recognize the equal and unconditional dignity of each and every indivi...

Shangla: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has distributed ex-gratia assistance of two million rupees each to the bereaved families of 34 coal mine workers who were killed in a mining incident in Balochistan. The cheques were handed ov...