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Pakistan Citizen Portal will help in empowering people: PM Imran Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the Pakistan Citizen Portal (PCP) is the first step in empowering the people of the country and will help improve civic services delivery.
The PCP was established on the directions of the prime minister to create a robust link between the government and the people of the country. The portal has enabled the citizens to highlight their issues and seek inte... |
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PM Imran in solidarity with the Kashmiri people on Martyrs' Day On Kashmiri Martyrs' Day (today) Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed support for the Kashmiri people and their continued struggle for their right to self-determination.
"Today, on Yaum-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir, we salute Kashmiris for their continued struggle against the illegal and barbaric Indian occupation of Jammu & Kashmir. The Shuhada of 13 July 1931 were the forefathers of today's Kashmiri re... |
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US bans PIA operations over licence issue RAWALPINDI:
Problems for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continued to exacerbate on Thursday as the United States also imposed a ban on flights of the national flag carrier for six months citing dubious pilots’ licences.
The move followed the grounding of 262 pilots whose licences Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan termed “dubious”.
Earlier, the European Union Air Safety Agenc... |
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All educational institutions to reopen in first week of September ISLAMABAD:
The provincial education ministers on Wednesday agreed to reopen all educational intuitions across the country in the first week of September,
The educational institutions had been closed since March following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision was taken during an inter-provincial education ministers' conference was presided by Federal Minister for Education Sh... |
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Afghanistan's Abdullah Abdullah to visit Pakistan soon ISLAMABAD:
Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghan peace council, will soon pay an official visit to Pakistan as part of efforts to advance the peace process that has entered in the crucial phase with an imminent intra-Afghan dialogue.
The visit also indicates improvement in ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan, often marred by mistrust and blame game.
Dr Abdullah, who was appointed as ... |
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Pakistan to reopen Kartarpur Corridor on June 29, says Qureshi Pakistan on Saturday made the decision to reopen Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on June 29, 2020, on the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi took to microblogging website Twitter to make the announcement.
The minister underscored that Pakistan is conveying to the Indian side its readiness to reopen the corridor.
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India’s treatment of Pakistani diplomats violation of Vienna Convention: Qureshi ISLAMABAD:
A day after India unilaterally asked for Pakistani diplomatic staff to be reduced in the country, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said New Delhi’s treatment of diplomats amounts to a “clear violation of the Vienna Convention”.
New Delhi’s decision was conveyed to Islamabad’s Charge d’Affaires, who was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs.
It added that India would ... |
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PM Imran appreciates philanthropic role played by overseas Pakistanis Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday appreciated the philanthropic role played by the overseas Pakistani community amid Covid-19 outbreak across the world.
The premier took to microblogging website Twitter and said Pakistanis living abroad have been a source of inspiration and have continued to help their brothers and sisters during this difficult time.
“There are many examples where the Pa... |
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Govt sets condition to share Gwadar deal ISLAMABAD:
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs on Thursday refused to share the Gwadar Port concession agreement with parliament, citing a confidentiality clause – a move that raised more questions in the minds of senators about transparency of the deal.
The maritime affairs secretary did not share the Gwadar Port and free zone concession agreement with the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, ... |
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Govt prepares support package for health workers as Covid-19 tally hits 128,361 ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR/QUETTA/MUZAFFARABAD:
The novel coronavirus emerged in the central China city of Wuhan towards the end of last year and proliferated to almost the whole world within a couple of months. It’s not the virulence or fatality, but the infectivity of the new virus – also known as SARS-CoV-2 – that has set off a global frenzy.
The Covid-19 respiratory illness caused ... |
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