Pakistan expects the incoming Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong to multiply the existing bilateral trade and business ties and further boost the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), officials said. Officials told Gwadar Pro on Monday that Pakistan is optimistic that the new envoy will set new goals as he takes charge in Islamabad. “Ambassador Yao […]
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Pakistan expects incoming Chinese envoy to promote business ties, boost CPEC
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KKH maintenance work to start within a week: Mushtaq Ghani
Speaker KP Assembly Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani Monday said that the maintenance of Karakoram Highway (KKH) from Fawar Chowk to Ayub Medical Complex would start with in one week. He said this while addressing Anjuman Ittihad Sharyan luncheon in hounour of the newly elected office bearer of PTI Abbottabad city. The speaker further said that the […]
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TTS faculty decries HEC ‘failure’ to resolve their issues
The All Pakistan Tenure Track Faculty Association (APTTA) on Monday expressed serious concern over alleged failure of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in resolving longstanding issues of TTS faculty. The APTTA said that if compared with the regular pay scale systems across the country, faculty under the TTS system has been facing ambiguities since the […]
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Economic growth through infrastructure development
Infrastructure development plays a vital role in stimulating economic growth. Most developed countries have undergone extensive infrastructure projects to bolster efficient and competitive growth strategies. For Pakistan, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has emerged as a trigger for it’s infrastructure development, with the hopes it would help the economy recover and support regional integration. To […]
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FIR registered against UAF ex-VC, registrar
An FIR has been registered against former VC Rana Iqrar Ahmad Khan and ex registrar Ch Muhammad Hussain of Agriculture University Faisalabad over corruption charges of millions of rupees, nepotism, and abuse of power. According to Anti-Corruption Punjab, the case has been registered in Anti-Corruption Faisalabad. Rana Iqrar illegally hired gazetted and non gazzeted staff […]
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Tailgating or tolerance — Your weapon of choice to win the race?
The angry, impetuous and hostile behavior by vehicle drivers is termed as Road Rage. It’s a universal phenomenon and Pakistan is a notable participant with the staggering number of traffic accidents annually. Non-stop honking, exchange of verbal abuse and even physical brawls are highly rampant at every busy road across country. Besides boiling the blood […]
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Healthy lifestyle can help reduce heart diseases, say: experts
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Not registering an FIR tantamount to helping the oppressor: IGP
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SC accepts appeal by Daniel Pearl’s family against Sheikh’s acquittal
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Senate committee slams CCPO Lahore for conflicting remarks over motorway case
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Gulf companies keen to invest in Gwadar Free Zone: Asim Bajwa
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Shehbaz Sharif’s arrest will only ‘add fuel to the fire’: Maryam
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Zardari, Talpur indicted in money laundering case
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Army captain martyred in clash with terrorists
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Shehbaz behind bars, once again
The anti-graft body arrested Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif Monday over his alleged involvement in a money laundering case after a court rejected bail for him, a move coming just before planned protests next month by his party seeking to force Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was arrested at Lahore High Court […]
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Pakistan will not ‘back off’ from facilitation of Afghan peace: FM
Foreign Minsiter Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday assured the visiting Afghan leader Dr Abdullah Abdullah that Pakistan will not inch back in extending facilitation to Afghanistan for resumption of peace. “You [Afghans] will find us stand firm by your side in your journey towards stability as a prosperous Afghanistan guarantees a prosperous Pakistan,” the Foreign […]
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Indian army martyrs soldier, teenage boy along LoC
Indian Army troops on Tuesday resorted to unprovoked fire in Baroh and Tandar Sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and martyred a soldier of Pakistan Army and 15-year old boy. The unprovoked CFV aimed at targeting civilian population, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. “In intense exchange of fire Sepoy Shafique […]
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Soldier martyred in firing by terrorists in Waziristan: ISPR
A soldier was martyred during a shootout with terrorists in South Waziristan’s Shakai Vally on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security troops were patrolling in the area after they had received intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists there. The soldier, Captain Abdullah Zafar, 25, embraced martyrdom as he led the […]
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WHO chief lauds Pakistan’s strategy to fight Covid-19
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has once again praised Pakistan’s response to the coronavirus, saying the country managed to fight the pandemic while allowing its economy to pick up as the country stabilises. In an op-ed in the British online newspaper The Independent, Tedros noted that Pakistan had deployed the infrastructure built […]
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Money laundering case: non-bailable arrest warrants for Shehbaz’s wife, daughter issued
An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s wife Nusrat Shehbaz and daughter Rabia Imran in money laundering case. The arrest warrants were issued after Nusrat and Imran failed to appear for the hearing of the case, in which they are nominated. Meanwhile, Shehbaz’s daughter Javeria Ali’s […]
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Blast at iron scrap dealer’s junkyard kills 5 in Nowshera
A blast at a junkyard of an iron scrap dealer killed five people and wounded another in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place when an employee was trying to dismantle a mortar shell, according to Najmul Hassan, a district police officer. The blast also damaged nearby shops and police were trying […]