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Govt strengthens educational support for workers’ families
ISLAMABAD, Jul 5: In line with the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, and the Government’s unwavering commitment to the welfare and uplift of the working class, the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, has issued special directives to the Secretary of the Workers Welfare Fund, Zulfiqar Ahmad, to ensure the implementation of a landmark initiative aimed at providing educational facilities to an additional 100,000 children of registered workers across the country, from Grade 1 to 12. This initiative isRead More
UNODC launches global campaign inviting youth to submit creative works on violence prevention
ISLAMABAD, JUL 5: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched a global call for creative contributions under its Gamechangers campaign, inviting young people to submit creative works on the theme of youth violence and crime. According to the UNODC, the initiative, themed “Understanding Violence and Crime Through the Lens of Youth,” is open to young people aged 18 to 29 from all regions of the world and encourages them to share their perspectives, experiences and ideas through creative expression. The campaign particularly welcomes submissions from youngRead More
ICT Police reshuffles three senior officers in key appointments
ISLAMABAD, Jul 05:Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police on Saturday reshuffled three senior police officers, assigning them key operational and administrative posts with immediate effect under a notification issued by the Office of the Inspector General of Police.According to the notification, DIG Law & Order, Training and Discipline Muhammad Ateeque Tahir will continue in his current post and will also hold the additional charge of DIG Headquarters until further orders. Capt (R) Hamzah Humayun, who was awaiting posting, has been appointed SSP Operations, Safe City. He has also been given theRead More
Islamabad likely to host next round of US-Iran technical talks on July 14-15: sources
ISLAMABAD, JUL 5: Islamabad is expected to host a fresh round of US-Iran technical talks on July 14 and 15, said government sources on Sunday. The sources privy to the matter revealed that Iranian and American experts on technical matters will participate in the third round of talks aimed at lasting peace in the Middle East. Pakistan will participate in Iran-US technical talks as a mediator, the sources added. Earlier, two rounds of technical talks between the US and Iran have been held in Switzerland’s Burgenstock and Qatar’s Doha. AccordingRead More
Iran envoy says friendly nations to get ‘special’ Hormuz fee treatment
TEHRAN/BEIJING, JUL 5: Iran’s ambassador to China insisted Saturday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — an idea rejected by Washington — while assuring that “friendly” nations would receive special treatment. The initial deal struck between Iran and the United States to end their war stipulated that commercial ships would transit the strait free of charge for 60 days, but it remains unclear what will be in place after that period. Iranian Ambassador Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli told the World Peace Forum in BeijingRead More
Funeral prayers for martyred Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, family members offered in Tehran
TEHRAN: Funeral prayers for martyred Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and four other family members were offered in Tehran on Sunday, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay their final respects. Khamenei ruled the Islamic republic from 1989 until he was martyred aged 86 in an airstrike on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28. Sunday’s service at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla complex was led by prominent cleric Jafar Sobhani, a 97-year-old scholar who teaches in seminaries at the holyRead More