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In view of the security situation, a special security plan was issued in Islamabad. Temporary security check posts have been established at 25 different locations in Islamabad. Red zone entrances of Islamabad will be recorded by Safe City cameras. Metro service passengers will also be video recorded. Islamabad Police has requested the citizens to carry their identity documents. Use Excise Office issued number plates on vehicles. Legal action will be taken against non-specimen number plates and unregistered vehicles. Foreign nationals should carry their identity documents. Register tenants and employees at the nearest police station or service centers. Persons employing unregistered local or foreign employees will also be investigated. Editor: Raja Kamran

The local body elections to be held in Islamabad on December 31 have been postponed. The Election Commission has announced the decision of the case related to the local body elections in Islamabad. The local body elections to be held in Islamabad on December 31 have been postponed. The election commission of Islamabad has heard the local body election case. The Chief Election Commissioner said that constituencies have been demarcated twice in Islamabad, and constituencies have to be delimited for the third time in Punjab. He said that why the government did not think earlier that UC's should be increased on time. Now that the schedule has been announced, the union councils are looking to expand. He has said that the government has put the commission in a complicated situation. Do yo...

The Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani inaugurated recently established IT Complex in the Parliament House. The DG (IT) Senate, Syed Asim Raza apprised the Chairman about the current IT projects undertaken as a part of Chairman’s initiative of Digital Parliamentary Framework, which consists of up gradation of IT Infrastructure, Automation of Parliamentary Processes and Citizen Centric IT services. The Chairman was briefed that the newly established IT Complex comprises of Telecasting Cell, Software Development Hall, Helpdesk, IT Store and Workshop. The Chairman also inaugurated the project of Digitalization of Analog Video Record of the Senate Proceedings. Chairman Senate appreciated and lauded the efforts of IT Directorate. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Senate said t...

Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik meeting with Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong.  The ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction activities in the flood affected areas were discussed. Chairman NDMA thanked the Chinese government for its full cooperation during the flood. Both emphasized joint cooperation on technology exchange, establishment of early warning system and response mechanism. An MoU was discussed between the NDMA and the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management. Editor: Raja Kamran

  Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received High level delegation from Uzbekistan led by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Investment and Foreign Trade H.E. Khodjaev Jamshid Abdukhakimovich today in Islamabad. Recalling his recent meetings with Uzbek President, H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of SCO Summit held in Samarkand in September and the 6th CICA Summit held in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2022, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to further enhance the existing excellent relationship between the two brotherly countries. The Prime Minister said Pakistan offers connectivity to Central Asia through road and railways. He hoped that the connectivity projects in the region will not only bring the trade communities together but also usher in a ne...