RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) Independence Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and patriotic spirit at FG Public school No. 2 Boys, Tariqabad, Rawalpindi, on Wednesday, with students and faculty paying tribute to the sacrifices that led to the creation of Pakistan. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence Raja…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 12th Aug, 2026) President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has awarded the First-Class Order of Zayed II to Dr. Etienne Berchtold, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the UAE, in recognition of the Ambassador’s efforts during his tenure in the country,…
QUETTA, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) Director General (DG) of Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Moinur Rehman Khan on Wednesday said that the Gwadar Safe City (GSC) project would play an important role in developing the city’s security infrastructure on modern lines as well as creating a conducive environment for…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday constituted a three-member subcommittee to oversee the distribution of plots and flats reserved for journalists and media workers by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA). The subcommittee was constituted by Acting Chairman…
HYDERABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) The two-week-long Independence Day celebrations at the University of Sindh are in full swing, with a colourful and vibrant event organized at the Dr N.A. Baloch Model School, Elsa Kazi Campus, Hyderabad, featuring tree plantation, a food festival, a cake-cutting ceremony and a…
MULTAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) intensified crackdown on adulterated spices and banned food items and seized more than 12 maunds of adulterated red chilli and destroyed 4,000 sachets of banned gutka in Lodhran and Vehari. The operations were conducted under the supervision of…
RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) President Pakistan Peoples Party Workers, Dr. Safdar Ali Abbasi and Naheed Khan, Political Secretary to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, said that Independence Day is an occasion to renew the commitment to Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan, the 1973 Constitution, democracy, constitutional supremacy, and the protection of…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Wednesday paid tribute to Pakistani youth on the occasion of International Youth Day, terming them as the country’s most valuable asset and the hope for a bright future. In a message, the minister said Pakistan’s…
BAHAWALPUR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) Commissioner Irfan Ali Kathia visited e-Khidmat Markaz Bahawalpur on Wednesday in connection with the celebrations marking the Independence Day. He was welcomed by Incharge e-Khidmat Markaz Bahawalpur Abdul Ahad Gardezi. The commissioner participated in the Independence Day celebrations and cut a cake to…
HYDERABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 12th Aug, 2026) Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam organized a colorful cultural event titled “Cultural Diversity and Showcase of Various Cultures” at the Dr. A.M Shaikh Auditorium Hall as part of the celebrations marking Pakistan’s 79th Independence Day. According to the SAU spokesperson Gul Sher Lochi,…
