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PESHAWAR, Jun 15 (APP):The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Saturday issued a pre-rain and thunderstorm warning in the upper districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from next Tuesday to Saturday. Weak westerly winds are likely to enter the western regions of the country on Tuesday evening as […]

BEIJING, Jun 15 (APP): The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Day Reception and the presentation of the fifth anniversary of SCO agricultural base initiative held at SCO Secretariat in Beijing. Addressing the participants, SCO Secretary General, Zhang Ming said that in just 20 years, the organization […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 14 (APP): The Pakistan Athletics Federation (PAF), in collaboration with Punjab Athletics Association, will organize a Summer Athletics Camp from June 23-July 28 in Lahore. According to PAF, President Brigadier (R) Wajahat Hussain, athletes from across the country are expected to participate in […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (APP): Almost three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, women’s rights continue to be under attack, the United Nations said on Thursday. UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, the […]

MADINAH, Jun 14 (APP):The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance in the Madinah region has distributed over 237,000 copies of books and publications offering guidance in matters of Hajj in several languages to pilgrims and visitors during the pre-Hajj season.  The ministry’s guidance and […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 (APP): Noting that conflicts were now becoming more complex and grave, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has underscored the need for boosting the role of UN peacekeeping to more effectively serve the cause of peace and security. Welcoming […]

MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH, Jun 12 (APP): The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony (MORA) on Wednesday advised Pakistani pilgrims to comply fully with Saudi regulations, particularly during the Hajj days in Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifa and Jamarat.   Issuing an advisory ahead of Hajj starting from […]