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Chad parliament takes office as doubts grow over junta timetable

Posted on October 6, 2021

N’Djamena, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):Chad’s interim parliament took office on Tuesday nearly two weeks after its members were named by the military junta that emerged following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Deby Itno. The 93-member assembly, called the National Transition Council (CNT), approved Haroun Kabadi […]

Shehbaz Sharif should abandoned opposition leader seat: Shibli Faraz

Posted on October 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Senator Syed Shibli Faraz Tuesday said that Shehbaz Sharif should abandoned the seat of Opposition Leader, as he was facing many cases in National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Talking to a private news channel he said, Shehbaz […]

Rival Libya bodies in new election law dispute

Posted on October 6, 2021

Tripoli, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):Two rival Libyan factions have again disagreed over legislation governing elections planned for December, raising further doubts Tuesday over whether the UN-backed polls can take place. In the latest dispute the equivalent of Libya’s senate, based in the western city of Tripoli, […]

Int’l community should fully support Afghan people at this critical juncture: FM Qureshi

Posted on October 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Afghanistan required immediate provision of humanitarian assistance and that the international community should fully support the Afghan people at this critical juncture. Foreign Minister Qureshi said this as he received Iran’s Deputy […]

Teachers’ role highlighted on Int’l Teacher Day

Posted on October 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):International Teachers’ Day Tuesday observed to highlight the role of teachers in the development of the country. International Teachers Day also known as `World Teachers Day` is held annually on October 5 to give the world better understanding of teachers and the […]

Anti encroachment operation to begin in Latifabad from Oct 6

Posted on October 6, 2021

HYDERABAD, Oct 05 (APP):The local administration on Tuesday issued a schedule for an anti encroachment drive in different areas of Latifabad to remove illegal structures built on public property and roads. The Assistant Commissioner Fatima Saima informed that anti encroachment operations would be carried out […]

Qayyum reaffirms to turn AJK true paradise on earth

Posted on October 6, 2021

MIRPUR (AJK): Oct 05 (APP):Azad Jammu Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s resolve to make Azad Jammu & Kashmir neat and clean and developed region securing the task of turning it true paradise on earth. He expressed these views […]