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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

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 RamadanMeeting 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 ظہرانہڈپٹی 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 2023On 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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PAKISTAN NEWS

National Commission on the Status of Women

National Commission on the Status of WomenThe 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...

Elections of Balochistan weightlifting Association successfully held at Quetta

26Feb

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Elections of Balochistan weightlifting Association successfully held at Quetta

Elections of Balochistan weightlifting Association held at Quetta on 25 February 2023.Ayyub Khan khilji unanimously designated Patron, while Aalam Din (International weightlifter) and Kashif Rehan (National weightlifter) were elected President and Secretary respectively, for a term of 4 years. Azhar Iqbal (National weightlifter) was elected Treasurer. Newly elected body expressed their resolve to work for the development of weightlifting in the province. The elections were conducted by an election commission headed by Mr. Tariq Butt, advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan. Mr Najm-us-saeed and Tahir Mehmood, both International officials and players, and Mr Ali Raza (Director National Training and Coaching Centre Quetta) also witnessed and supervised the elections.Editor : Raja kamr...

PAF CONTINGENT LANDS BACK AFTER SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE SPEARS OF VICTORY, 2023

21Feb

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PAF CONTINGENT LANDS BACK AFTER SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE SPEARS OF VICTORY, 2023

PAF CONTINGENT LANDS BACK AFTER SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE SPEARS OF VICTORY, 2023 The contingent of Pakistan Air Force landed back at an operational air base of PAF after successful participation in Exercise Spears of Victory, 2023 held at Air War Centre Dhahran (King Abdulaziz Air Base), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The adroit PAF Pilots upheld their mastery and legacy of professionalism amongst the aircrew of the eight participating air forces. During the exercise JF-17 fighter of Pakistan Air Force was pitched against multiple state of the art fighters of the world, where the PAF's fighter jet proved its combat potential and agility.Pakistan Air Force fighters also practiced multiple tankings in one go from Dhahran to Peshawar through PAF's own tanker IL-78 ...

Key messages of PM Shabaz Shariff’s speech in Geneva International Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’

9Jan

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PAKISTAN NEWS

Key messages of PM Shabaz Shariff’s speech in Geneva International Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’

Key messages of PM Shabaz Shariff’s speech in Geneva International Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’1) Pakistan will put in 50% of the $16 billion; seek support from International community for Pakistan’s first-need recovery.2) We are at a turning point. Developing world faces multiple crises. Monsoon brought a peninsula of suffering.3) Pakistan’s recovery is a race against time. 8 % of Pak GDP impacted. All funds diverted to relief of 33 million.4) Nothing can go back to business as usual. Resource gaps are too big. Hard choices, painful reforms have to be made. Life has changed forever.5) $ 8 bill is our gap. Funding gaps will be catastrophic. PM asks for a new lifeline for Pakistan’s flood affecters. Seeks strategic re-set for Pakistan as well as developme...

Li Xiangyu Vice President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies called on Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad

4May

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Li Xiangyu Vice President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies called on Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad

By kamran RajaDelegation of Huawei Technologies led by Li Xiangyu (Space Lee) Vice President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies called on Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi in IslamabadA delegation of Huawei Technologies led by Vice President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies Space Lee called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad today (Tuesday).The delegation briefed the Foreign Minister on various projects and investments being undertaken by Huawei Technologies in Pakistan.Shah Mahmood Qureshi appreciated Huawei Technologies' passion for equipping youth with modern technologies.He said Pakistan has vast investment opportunities in the technology sector. We are drawing the world's attention to the i...

Prime Minister Imran Khan today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on CPEC, the flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative.

1May

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Prime Minister Imran Khan today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on CPEC, the flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative.

By kamran RajaForeign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, Minister for Finance Shaukat Fayyaz Tareen, Minister for Industries Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiyar, Minister for Planning Asad Umar, Adviser to Prime Minister Abdul Razzaq Dawood, National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yousuf, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chairman Board of Investment Atif Bukhari, Chairman CPEC Authority Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa and other high ranking officials attended the meeting.Prime Minister was briefed about the progress of ongoing projects, in various sectos, under the umbrella of CPEC.The meeting was informed that the current government not only completed the on going projects started by the previous government, but was able to complete large number of s...

1May

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PAKISTAN NEWS

AMBASSADOR OF CHINA CALLS ON AIR CHIEF

By Kamran RajaAmbassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr Nong Rong called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office.Mr Nong Rong congratulated Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on assuming command of the PAF and said that Pakistan Air Force would achieve new heights and glory under his inspirational leadership.The Air Chief expressed his satisfaction on the existing cooperation between PAF and PLAAF, and reiterated that this cooperation would be further strengthened.Various matters of mutual interests and bilateral cooperation were also discussed in the meeting.