Category: Leading
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PARC, Sindh Agriculture University Agree to Strengthen Collaboration in Agricultural Research
TANDOJAM (Mahboob Hussain Buzdar): The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam have agreed to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research, practical training of students, joint research projects and efforts to address challenges facing Pakistan’s agriculture sector. The two institutions also discussed renewing their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and launching new joint…
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Awareness Seminar on Tobacco and Nicotine Held in Sukkur
SUKKUR (Staff Reporter Danish Rajput): An awareness seminar on the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products was organised in Sukkur by the Management and Governance Network in collaboration with the Coalition for Tobacco Control Pakistan (CTC-Pak). The seminar was attended by representatives of civil society, teachers, community organisations and members of the media. Speakers…
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Supreme Court Registrar’s Office Refuses to Receive Petition Against 27th Constitutional Amendment
ISLAMABAD: The Registrar’s Office of Pakistan’s Supreme Court has refused to receive a petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment, stating that petitions of this nature can be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court. The petition was submitted by former judge Justice (retd.) Shabbir Raza Rizvi, who sought to challenge the 27th Constitutional Amendment before the…
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Flour Prices Rise Across Pakistan, Karachi Residents Paying the Highest Rates
ISLAMABAD: Flour prices continue to rise across Pakistan, with residents of Karachi now paying the highest price for a 20-kilogram bag, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The latest figures show that the price of a 20kg bag of flour in Karachi has increased by Rs200, reaching Rs3,200, making it the…
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‘Pakistan Is Incomplete Without Kashmir, and Kashmir Is Also Incomplete Without Pakistan’: Newly Elected AJK PM
MUZAFFARABAD: Newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Barrister Iftikhar Gilani, has said that Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir and Kashmir is also incomplete without Pakistan. Addressing the AJK Legislative Assembly for the first time after being elected prime minister, Barrister Iftikhar Gilani said the Kashmir dispute was not merely a matter…
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PM Shehbaz Orders Effective Action Against Tax Evaders, Smugglers and Illegal Businesses
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to take effective and immediate action against individuals and businesses involved in tax evasion, smuggling and illegal commercial activities. The prime minister issued the directives while chairing a weekly review meeting on reforms at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). During the meeting, the prime minister was…
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Sindh Assembly Approves Adjournment Motion to Debate Proposed Creation of New Provinces and Administrative Units
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly has approved an adjournment motion to hold a debate on the proposed creation of new provinces and administrative units in the country. The motion was moved by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro at the beginning of the provincial assembly session. Khuhro requested Speaker Owais Qadir Shah to…
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Writing‘Extortion Being Collected from the Poor in the Form of Petroleum Levy,’ Says JI Chief; Long Sit-In in Lahore Threatened
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has warned that his party could stage a prolonged sit-in in Lahore against the petroleum levy, accusing the government of placing an unfair financial burden on ordinary citizens. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the JI chief said that a nationwide political and public struggle had begun in…
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Pakistan moves to upgrade all oil refineries, agreements expected next month
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division on Friday announced that all five oil refineries in Pakistan are ready to sign agreements for their upgradation. The agreements are expected to be signed at the beginning of next month, according to the Petroleum Division. The refinery upgradation programme is expected to attract more than $6 billion in investment and…
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Digital attendance introduced in 3,481 Sindh schools, parents to receive absence alerts
KARACHI: The Sindh Education Department has expanded its digital student attendance and monitoring system to 3,481 government schools as part of ongoing reforms aimed at modernising the province’s education system. Under the initiative launched on the directives of Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah, each student will be assigned a digital educational profile containing records…
