ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday hinted at an extension in the Asset Declaration Scheme, saying the government would come up with a new programme within next 48 hours .The prime minister said that the people have shown willingness to come under the tax net but they are complaining the paucity of time as the scheme is

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ISLAMABAD: Effective implementation of local and special laws concerning efficient service delivery and relief to the general public is one of the prime responsibilities of field administration.Lack of coordination among various stakeholders, poor understanding/implementation and indifferent attitude has established redundancy of these laws, thus

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LAHORE: Director General (DG) Nursing Punjab has issued a directive for observance of uniform code and a ban on the mobile phone usage during the duty hours by nurses.In a notification, DG Nursing Punjab Kauser Parveen has asked all the principals / medical superintendents, chief executive officers (CEOs),administration of nursing colleges/

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran KhanCounsel Dr. Babar Awan on Thursday, in a reply to the Election Commission of Pakistan, maintained that the Prime Minister, being a law abiding, principled and disciplined leader of the nation, had not violated any provision of code of conduct and he had gone to Ghotki to extend condolences to the family

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Major Fozia Parveen on patrol. Photo: UNPakistani soldier Major Fozia Parveen is doing the country proud as she serves the United Nations& peacekeeping mission in Cyprus among other female military and staff officers.Turning to Twitter, Pakistan representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi lauded Major Fozia for her services in the UN

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and AfghanistanPresident held one-on-one meeting at the PM House on Thursday, focusing on cementing bilateral relations in diverse areas particularly trade, security and people-to-people contacts.Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Ghani emphasized on the commonalities of religion, culture

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ISLAMABAD: President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani arrived here Thursday on a two-day official visit.Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood received the Afghan President on his arrival here at the Nur Khan Air Base.President Ghani is accompanied by a high-level delegation including ministers, advisers, senior officials and

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister and former cricketer Imran Khan felicitated the national cricket team on a thumping six-wicket win against previously unbeaten New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday.Imran Khan took to Twitter to share his congratulatory message for the cricket team, saying: "Congratulations to our cricket team for a great

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Islamabad: The Ministry of Human Rights in collaboration with UNICEF launched a campaign "We the Future" today on Wednesday to highlight the achievements of outstanding Pakistani adolescents who have worked hard to achieve their dreams and to inspire other young personacross the country.‘We the Future& aims to raise

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday that the government faced no threat from the opposition.In a tweet, Dr Firdous said the opposition leadership had always jilted Maulana Fazlur Rehman after asking him to lead the protest.Sympathizing with Maulana Fazlur

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday issued directive to expedite work on the projects under Pakistan Housing Programme to achieve the governmentgoal of affordable accommodation for common man.Chairing a meeting on Pakistan Housing Programme here, the Prime Minister reviewed the progress on the ongoing projects.The Prime

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ISLAMABAD: President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, accompanied by a high-level delegation including ministers, advisors, senior officials and businessmen will visit Pakistan on June 27 on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.During his two-day visit, President Dr.Arif Alvi will have a meeting with President Ghani while Prime Minister Imran

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ISLAMABAD: The MNAs belonging to Balochistan National Party (BNP) called on Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan here at his chamber in Parliament House on Wednesday.The MNAs included Agha Hassan Baloch, Muhammad Hashim, Muhammad Akhtar Mengal, Professor Shehnaz Baloch and Dr Jahanzeb Jamaldini.Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Deputy Speaker Muhammad

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PESHAWAR: The Provincial Assembly with Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani in the chair Wednesday passed Rs.900 billion budget for the year 2019-20 amid uproar by the opposition members protesting the bulldozing of the cut motions in their absence by the chair.The assembly approved 61 demands for grants in a unilateral proceeding of the house as the

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Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is hosting an All Parties Conference (APC) against the government today.PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, Vice President Maryam Nawaz, ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan, PKMAP leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Jamiat Ahle Hadith leader Allama

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