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Explosive device exploded on vehicle of Security Forces

8Apr

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Explosive device exploded on vehicle of Security Forces

Explosive device exploded on vehicle of Security Forces On 8 April 2023, an improvised explosive device exploded on vehicle of Security Forces in general area Bara, Khyber District. Resultantly, Naib Subedar Hazrat Gul (age 37 years, resident of Lower Dir) and Sepoy Nazir Ullah Mehsud (age 34 years, resident of South Waziristan) embraced Shahadat. Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists in the area. Pakistan’s Security Forces are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our soldiers further strengthen our resolve. Sub Editor: Arslan M

8Apr

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تربت ائرپورٹ ائرسائیڈ اپگریڈیشن

تربت ائرپورٹ ائرسائیڈ اپگریڈیشن ائرسائیڈ اپگریڈیشن کے باعث ائرپورٹ رات کے آپریشن لے لئے دستیاب نہیں فی الحال آپریشنز 25 اگست تک نہیں ہوسکیں گے تاہم ائرپورٹ فلائٹ آپریشن کے لئے صبح سے شام تک دستیاب ہے غیر شیڈولڈ آپریشن بھی صرف دن کی روشنی میں ہی ممکن ہوگا غیر شیڈولڈ آپریشن چوبیس گھنٹے پہلے کوآرڈینیشن سے مشروط ہے، غیر شیڈولڈ آپریشن، شیڈولڈ آپریشن کے دنوں میں نہیں ہوگا ائرپورٹ کے مکمل بند ہونے کی خبروں میں صداقت نہیں سب ایڈیٹر: ارسلان...

AUSTRALIA’S SECOND TRANCHE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY NUTRITION IN RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN FLOODS

4Apr

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AUSTRALIA’S SECOND TRANCHE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY NUTRITION IN RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN FLOODS

AUSTRALIA’S SECOND TRANCHE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY NUTRITION IN RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN FLOODS Australia will provide life-saving nutrition support to the Pakistan flood response through an additional AUD $5 million in immediate humanitarian assistance. The 2022 flooding left an estimated 1.6 million severely malnourished children needing lifesaving nutrition services across the 84 flood affected districts. Over 60 per cent of these affected children are without essential nutrition services. Australia’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Neil Hawkins said, “This additional assistance reflects Australia’s commitment to the people of Pakistan. As Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said, we are concerned by the growing scale of food insecurity and human suffering in many parts of ...

1Apr

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Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis

Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on March 31 – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. 31 March – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, when the memory of Azerbaijanis killed by Armenians for their ethnic and religious affiliation, subjected to a policy of racial discrimination, ethnic cleansing and genocide is commemorated. 105 years ago, in March-April 1918, Dashnak-Bolshevik armed groups operating under the mandate of the Baku Soviet carried out brutal massacres against tens of thousands of peaceful Azerbaijanis in Baku, as well as in Shamakhi, Guba, Irevan, Zangazur, Garabagh, Nakhchivan and Kars regions. As a result of massacres, more than 16,000 people were brutally murdered and 167 villages were destroyed in Gub...

30Mar

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MOU with PIDE would give EDB an Edge

MOU with PIDE would give EDB an Edge MOU with PIDE would give EDB an edge in understanding what the state of the engineering industry is, and why our firms are not growing and not being able to export - Nadeem ul Haque A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Engineering Development Board (EDB) in Islamabad. The PIDE was represented by its Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Nadeem ul Haque and EDB by the Chairman, Mr. Almas Hyder. According to PIDE Press Release, the MoU document covers formal collaboration on areas of mutual research interest leading to the development of Pakistan’s Engineering Goods and Services Sector on modern lines. Speaking at the event, Vice-Chancellor, PIDE, stressed the need to map out and...

25Mar

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SDPI and WWF-Pakistan sign MoU

SDPI and WWF-Pakistan sign MoU SDPI and WWF-Pakistan sign MoU to strengthen ecological and biodiversity protection in CPEC development SDPI and WWF-Pakistan sign MoU to strengthen research, technical support and policy influencing to take into consideration the ecological, biodiversity protection and environmental concerns in development projects under CPEC. The cooperation between SDPI and WWF-Pakistan also aims to bridge the gaps in policies of environmental protection, and ecological and biodiversity conservation during the planning and execution of infrastructure projects and reinforce green transition in infrastructure development in CPEC projects. Dr Shafqat Munir, Deputy Executive Director, SDPI said that the cooperation between SDPI and WWF is not new and stems from the keen i...

Chairman Committee directed the DG PBC to ensure payment of salaries and pensions to all employees before the 20th of Ramadan

24Mar

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Chairman Committee directed the DG PBC to ensure payment of salaries and pensions to all employees before the 20th of Ramadan

Chairman Committee directed the DG PBC to ensure payment of salaries and pensions to all employees before the 20th of Ramadan Meeting of Sub-Committee of Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting was held here at Parliament House on Friday with Senator Irfan ul Haq Siddiqui in Chair. The Senate Body deliberated on financial issues faced by Radio Pakistan. Tahir Hassan, DG PBC, apprised that deficit has been continuously increasing for last two years and the current deficit of Radio Pakistan stands at 2246.007 Million Rupees. He added that one of primary reason of increase in deficit is cessation of Grant in Aid worth around Rs. 12 crore to each station, provided by China Radio International. Senator Irfan Siddiqui suggested that 500 rupees fee should be charged from a...

ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس کے عملے کی جانب سے ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس سے ریٹائرڈ ہونے والے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری سعود احمد کے اعزاز میں ظہرانہ

24Mar

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ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس کے عملے کی جانب سے ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس سے ریٹائرڈ ہونے والے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری سعود احمد کے اعزاز میں ظہرانہ

ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس کے عملے کی جانب سے ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس سے ریٹائرڈ ہونے والے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری سعود احمد کے اعزاز میں ظہرانہ ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس کے عملے کی جانب سے ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس سے ریٹائرڈ ہونے والے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری سعود احمد کے اعزاز میں ظہرانہ ڈپٹی اسپیکر قومی اسمبلی نے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری کو ملازمت سے ریٹائرمنٹ پر اعزازی شیلڈ پیش کی۔ ڈپٹی اسپیکر قومی اسمبلی زاہد اکرم درانی نے ڈپٹی اسپیکر آفس میں ریٹائرڈ ہونے والے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری سعود احمد کو بطریق احسن اپنے فرائض منصبی سر انجام دینے پر انہیں اعزازی شیلڈ سے نوازا۔ڈپٹی اسپیکر قومی اسمبلی نے اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری سعود احمد کی پیشہ ورانہ خدمات کو خراج تحسین پیش کیا۔انہوں نے کہا کہ سعود احمد نے بطور اسسٹنٹ پرائیویٹ سیکرٹری اپنے فرائض منصبی بخوبی سر انجام دے ہیں۔انہوں نے کہا قومی اسمبلی سیکرٹریٹ میں کام کرنے والے ملا...

The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues

24Mar

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The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues

The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues were stated at the UN Water Conference 2023 On March 22-24 the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, was held at the UN Headquarters in New York. The Conference was attended by 7 heads of state and government, vice presidents, deputy prime ministers and more than 70 national ministers with water portfolios. Within the framework of the Conference, 5 interactive high-level dialogues and more than 30 side events on various topics were organized. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking at the opening of the Conference, proposed consolidating joint efforts in the follo...

National Commission on the Status of Women

6Mar

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National Commission on the Status of Women

National Commission on the Status of Women The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), in collaboration with UNDP & UN Women, held a national conference and a ceremonial handover, to the Election Commission of Pakistan, of the proposed Code of Ethics to prohibit hate speech against women in politics in Islamabad on March 6th 2023. This national event was held after consultations for the Code of Ethics in each province in the previous weeks. The consultation was attended by multi-party parliamentarians, representatives from the election commission, security agencies, civil society and media. NCSW is pushing the Election Commission of Pakistan to bring provisions and/or restrictions to the code of conduct for political parties, candidates, political workers etc. w...