Category: National

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday inaugurated the Government House Murree for the general public. Addressing the ceremony, he said that the facility of staying could be availed by depositing dues adding that inauguration of this boutique heritage resort for the people was a wonderful occasion. Transformation of government buildings… Continue reading CM opens Govt House Murree for public

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Affairs, Ali Nawaz Awan Monday said both the Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were working on one point agenda to protect their bigwigs confining in jail in corruption charges.

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Punjab Minister for Information Mian Aslam Iqbal Monday said all the sole agenda of opposition parties was limited to politics of personalities and protection of their leaders’ corruption. He expressed these views while talking to the media outside the Punjab Assembly. The minister said that Shehzad Akbar had again challenged the letter… Continue reading Protection of leaders’ corruption, main agenda of opposition: Mian Aslam

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Dr. Mohammad Faisal Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC).

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Members of Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination on Monday urged to take notice of running of substandard private medical clinics at houses in the federal capital. Commenting on mushroom growth of these private clinics at residential places in meting on Senate Standing on National Health Services Regulations… Continue reading Senators for taking notice of substandard private medical clinics in capital

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Brushing aside the complaints of inferior quality food being served to pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, Director General Hajj, Dr Sajid Yousfani said zero tolerance policy was being pursued regarding quality of food being served to Government Hajj Scheme pilgrims. Talking to APP, he said a network has been working round the clock… Continue reading Zero tolerance policy being pursued against quality of food being served to Hujjaj

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Hospital Islamabad on Monday arranged a symposium on liver diseases in collaboration with Pakistan Society for Study of Liver Diseases and Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians to mark the World Hepatitis Day . Air Chief Marshal, Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was… Continue reading PAF hospital Islamabad observes World Hepatitis Day

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday chaired a meeting and reviewed progress on Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, at his office. Chairman Naya Pakistan Housing Authority Lt-Gen (retd) Anwar Ali Haider also attended the meeting. The meeting decided to take coordinated steps to accelerate work on the scheme. It was also… Continue reading CM reviews progress on Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):As many as 85,000 deserving families in the federal capital will avail quality healthcare services under the Sehat health card scheme for medical treatment of various diseases from the empaneled hospitals. According to an official of Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, a wide range of free medical and surgical… Continue reading 85,000 deserving families to avail Sehat health card facilities in capital

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that Rivers Indus at Kalabagh, Chashma and Guddu, Chenab at Marala, Swat at Charsadda are running in low flood River Kabul continues to flow in medium flood in “Warsak – Nowshera Reach”. According to daily FFC report on Monday Rivers Indus and Chenab at rest… Continue reading Rivers, Indus, Chenab, Swat flow in low flood

ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP):Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser Sunday took strict notice of the arrest and hand cuffing of Irfan Siddique, a renowned columnist and educationist. In this regard, the speaker has summoned the Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad to Parliament House along with a report on the matter on Monday, said a press release… Continue reading NA Speaker summons IGP Islamabad on Siddiqui’s arrest

ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP):President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan has said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan have openly welcomed President Trump’s offer for third-party mediation on Kashmir and would extend their wholehearted support to this momentous initiative. He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan believe… Continue reading People of Pakistan, Kashmir openly welcome, support Trump’s mediation offer on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr Fridous Ashiq Awan Sunday advised Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman that he should better preach for the reformation of society instead of hatching conspiracies against the democratic system. She said it was not the job of Maulana to create anarchy on the roads… Continue reading Maulana Fazl should better sit in ‘hujra’ instead of conspiring against democracy: Firdous

ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Sunday reiterated his stance that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif would not dare to sue him and the Daily Mail as was evident from filing a complaint with the newspaper over a story exposing his family’s alleged embezzlement in foreign aid given… Continue reading Shahzad says Shehbaz not to dare to sue him as he only files complaint to Daily Mail

ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP):Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the office of Amrullah Saleh, a vice presidential candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan. The Foreign Office in a press release said Pakistan condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. “Pakistan fully supports the democratic process in Afghanistan. We stand… Continue reading Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack on Afghan VP candidate’s office