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Minister proposes China-Pakistan business platform for joint production in economic zones
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Friday proposed China-Pakistan business platform for joint production in economic zones under China-Pakistan Economic...
PCB officials merely focusing on perks and privileges, says minister
Riaz Pirzada says he has forwarded former cricketer Majid Khan’s name for position of PCB chief to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC)...
Draft of population policy to be presented in PA soon: minister
A meeting of Taskforce on Population Welfare was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Minister for Population Welfare Begum Zakiya Shahnawaz which reviewed the...
Minister distributes assistance cheques to injured of park bombing
Punjab Minister for Food Bilal Yasin has said that the nation is fully united under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and expressed...
Former Canadian Cabinet minister, wife killed in plane crash
Former Canadian Cabinet minister Jean Lapierre died on Tuesday in a plane crash that also killed his wife and three of his siblings on...
Suu Kyi to be Myanmar’s foreign minister
Aung San Suu Kyi would be foreign minister in Myanmar’s first civilian government for decades, her party said on Tuesday, giving the democracy champion...
Minister inaugurates PEF daycare
Punjab Woman Development Minister Hameeda Waheeduddin said on Wednesday that the Punjab government had introduced a comprehensive package to empower women so that they...
Minister assures kiln owners their concerns will be addressed
Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resource Raja Ashfaq Sarwar has said that brick kiln industry has a pivotal role in the development of...
Sri Lanka appoints war winning army chief as minister
Sri Lanka on Thursday appointed as a cabinet minister its first five-star field marshal and the former army general who led the military to...
170 illegal blood banks sealed in 2015, minister told
Health Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar said on Monday that a crackdown was going on against illegal blood banks. In 2015, 26 illegal blood...
Minister takes notice of surge in prices of medicines
Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar has taken notice of the increase in prices of medicines across the country.
According...
Five more LNG import agreements to be signed with Qatar: minister
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that five more liquified natural gas (LNG) import agreements would be signed with...
Minister orders steps for security of educational institutions
Mashhood instructs officials to strictly implement SOPs laid down for security of educational institutions
Punjab Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has directed the EDOs...
Minister dismisses reports on change in CPEC route
Ahsan Iqbal says Pak-China Industrial Working Group yet to be formed
Dismissing the reports on any change in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route or shifting...
Minister says Austria will make itself “less attractive” to migrants
Austria’s finance minister said on Tuesday the government would agree this week on measures to further secure the country’s borders and make it “less...
Security on high alert after threats by Indian defence minister
Pakistan has put its security agencies on 'high alert' after open threats were hurled at the country last week by Indian Defence Minister Manohar...
Pakistani and Indian NSAs to meet in secret in third country:...
No clarity yet on foreign secretary-level talks scheduled for Friday
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh says India has no reason to distrust Pakistan's assurance that...