Shutter down strike in KP against rising inflation

MARDAN – February 1 (ONLINE): Marble Mines and Industries Development Association Mardan have announced a shutter down strike across the province against fuel price adjustment and other taxes. Addressing a news conference at Mardan Press, Association’s provincial chairman Mohammad Sajjad Kan said that his association […]

ECP directs Punjab govt for abrupt approval of LG Act

ISLAMABAD – February 1 (ONLINE): Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday took notice of violation of electoral code of conduct in Punjab just before the local body polls and directed the Punjab government to pass Local Government Act 2019 from assembly as soon as […]

Planning Ministry launches reports on Early Childhood Development

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (APP): Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, in collaboration with UNICEF, on Tuesday launched three reports of Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy Mapping in Pakistan, National Policy Dialogue and Parenting Package (Key Family Care Practices). Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Dr Jahanzeb […]

Karachi University re-launches Journal of Science

KARACHI, Feb 01 (APP):The University of Karachi (KU) on Tuesday re-launched the Karachi University Journal of Science and also inaugurated the logo of the faculty of science. On this occasion, the KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, while addressing the faculty members here […]

Two babies killed by winter cold in northwest Syria: UN

Haranbush, Syria, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Two Syrian infant girls have died from harsh winter weather in northwest Syria where snow and rain have destroyed the tents of hundreds of displaced families, the United Nations said Tuesday. “A seven-day-old girl and a two-month-old girl have died […]

Fazal says the PTI govt is ‘illegal’

CHAMAN – January 1 (ONLINE): Head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazalur Rehman said on Tuesday that the ruling government is not only incompetent but also ‘illegal’. Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, JUI-F Chief said that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had been […]

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