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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its direct flights from Quetta to Peshawar after 12 years.
Balochistan Parliamentary Secretary for Information Bushra Rind inaugurated the resumption of flights from Quetta to Peshawar at a ceremony in Quetta on Friday.
On this occasion, she said resuming flights between Quetta and Peshawar not only facilitate people of both provinces but also promote tourism and trade activities.
Source: Radio Pakistan
A fighter trainer aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has crashed near Attock during a routine training mission.
The spokesperson of the PAF, both pilots have ejected successfully. No loss of life or property has been reported so far on ground. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Radio Pakistan is going to launch tomorrow its new digital initiative “Radio Pakistan Podcast” to provide people quality audio and video content on a variety of topics.
The podcast offers interviews of dignitaries, daily news review, current affairs programs, documentaries, music, sports and a lot more to inform, educate and entertain people.
People may access the Radio Pakistan podcasts at podcast.radio.gov.pk.
With the launch of Radio Pakistan Podcast, the state broadcaster achieves another milestone of producing and presenting video interviews.
The initiative is part of Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain’s vision to digitize the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and its attached departments.
Radio Pakistan Podcast, being materialized with the joint efforts of the PBC professionals from News, Programme, Engineering and IT wings, will greatly contribute to cater to the public needs of information and entertainment.
Source: Radio Pakistan
A major reshuffle has been made in the Sindh cabinet with four more ministers, three advisers and one special assistant have been inducted in the provincial cabinet.
Following the reshuffle, the Sindh government decided to retain Murtaza Wahab for the portfolio of adviser to CM on law and provincial spokesperson.
Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani was given the portfolio of Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Prisons, Manzoor Wassan agriculture, Fayyaz Butt Zakat and Ushr, Rasul Bux Rehabilitation and Relief’s adviser.
Ismail Rahoo has been given the minister’s portfolio for Universities & Boards, Environment & Coastal Development, Makhdoom Mehboob as Revenue Minister, Saeed Ghani Labour and Information, Syed Sardar Shah Culture, Tourism and Education, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah Local Government, Housing, Town Planning and Public Engineering, Jam Ikram-Ullah Dharejo Industries and Cooperation, Sajid Jokhio Social Welfare, Gian Chand Minorities Affairs, Jam Khan Shoro Irrigation and Zia Abbas Works and Service.
Source: Radio Pakistan
AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has called upon the members states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to establish a humanitarian corridor to aid the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir, who are under siege and facing Indian state’s brutality.
Talking to a 12-member delegation of the OIC- Independent Human Rights Commission in Muzaffarabad today (Friday), he thanked the OIC for its courageous and steadfast support for Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.
The AJK President also expressed his deep gratitude to the commission for publishing a comprehensive and comprehenive report in March 2017 on the human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Sardar Masood Khan said Indian troops are engaged in killing unarmed and defenceless people of IIOJK.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Director General Radio Pakistan Muhammad Asim Khichi says the government is working on digitalization of Radio Pakistan to enhance its outreach.
Talking to sectional heads during his visit to Radio Pakistan Peshawar, he said under the public private partnership the employees of Radio Pakistan will be provided residential facilities soon negotiation with various organizations are underway for this purpose.
Earlier, Muhammad Asim Khichi planted a sapling in the lawn of the broadcasting house.
Source: Radio Pakistan