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Daily Archives: August 18, 2022

Minister trolled for misstating facts about national anthem

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LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb was trolled on social media for presenting wrong facts about the launch of the national anthem. Talking to the media ahead of the Independence Day, Ms Aurangzeb had said first prime minister of the country, Liaquat Ali Khan, launched the national anthem in 1954. Now Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly passes resolution against ban on ARY news

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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has passed a resolution against the ban on ARY News and demanded the restoration of its transmission. According to details, Provincial Minister Shaukat Yousufzai tabled the resolution, seeking the restoration of ARY News transmission. The resolution strongly condemned the cancellation of ARY News’ no-objection certificate (NOC). “The government has not […]


Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), education ministry launch four education TV channels

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Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, is launching four education TV channels to keep the students informed about educational activities in the remote and far-flung areas of the country. In this regard, a MoU was signed by Additional Secretary Federal Education Ministry, Waseem Ajmal […]


Yasmin leads rally to express solidarity with journalists

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Provincial Health Minister and PTI Central Punjab President Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said on this occasion that we demand the federal government to immediately stop the illegal actions against the senior journalists including ARY News. Today, thousands of workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf are protesting against the strangulation of journalism by the federal government. The federal […]


Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) delegation calls on Sindh Information Minister

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A delegation of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Wednesday called on Sindh Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon at his office.  The delegation was comprised of Secretary General of CPNE, Aamir Mehmood, Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khattak, Maqsood Yousufi, Saeed Khawar, Ghulam Nabi Chandio and Basheer Memon. On this occasion, Secretary Information Abdul Rasheed […]


Man held for establishing fake online portal of interior ministry: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)

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The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a suspect allegedly involved in establishing a fake online portal of the interior ministry to swindle money from the people.According to the FIA officials, the cybercrime circle of the agency in Islamabad arrested the suspect during a raid in Faisalabad. “He is involved in issuing fake permits from […]


Marriyum says Radio Pakistan, Pakistan TV are country’s assets

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Radio Pakistan organized a colorful Diamond Jubilee Awards 2022 ceremony in Islamabad to honor and recognize the services of its legendary artists. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb who was chief guest on the occasion, described Radio Pakistan and PTV as the country’s asset saying they have contributed immensely to promotion of tolerance and […]


Pakistan earns $2,615m from IT services’ export

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Pakistan earned US $2,615.815 million by providing different Information Technology (IT) services in various countries during the twelve months of fiscal year 2021-22. This shows growth of 24.10 percent as compared to US $2,107.800 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2020-21, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. During […]