Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Opening Pak-Afghan border for trade would alleviate poverty, unemployment and boost business activities between the two brotherly countries. This was stated by Mohammad Shehzad Arbab Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Establishment, while talking to a private television channel. He said that there were some issues like closure of Chaman border for a… Continue reading Opening Pak-Afghan border for trade to alleviate poverty, unemployment: Arbab

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Pakistan Railways completed as many as ten rehabilitation and development projects worth Rs 27,435.6 million during the last two years. These projects include doubling of track from Khanewal to Raiwind-246 kilometers with a cost of Rs 14,261 million, an official in the ministry said on Thursday. The other projects included mechanization of… Continue reading Railways completes ten rehabilitation projects in two years

LAHORE, Sep 24 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday chaired a meeting at 90-Shahrae Quaid-e-Azam and reviewed progress made on the annual development programme-2020-21 projects. He ordered for timely utilisation of development funds, adding that the speed of work should be accelerated on development projects and ongoing schemes be completed on a priority… Continue reading CM reviews progress on ADP projects

LAHORE, Sep 24 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday chaired a meeting in which matters pertaining to local governments were reviewed. Secretary local government gave a briefing to the participants. The meeting deliberated upon starting development schemes though Punjab municipal services programme at the grassroots. The meeting also gave in-principle approval to… Continue reading Buzdar reviews matters pertaining to local governments

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Thursday stressed the need for developing DNA tested fruit nurseries in order to achieve export quality high yielding fruits to fetch maximum foreign exchange for the country. The minister was addressing a webinar on “Seed Stewardship in Post COVID Scenario” arranged… Continue reading Imam for developing DNA nurseries to enhance output

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Thursday lauded provinces for conducting highest number of over 42,000 tests for detecting the COVID-19. The meeting held on Thursday appreciated the provinces for achieving a single day record COVID detecting testing on Wednesday. According to NCOC, record 42,299 tests were conducted across the… Continue reading NCOC lauds provinces for conducting record Covid tests

KARACHI, Sep 24 (APP):Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that six patients of COVID-19 passed away on Thursday taking the deaths tally to 2477. In a statement on Thursday, he said 16093 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, of which 401 new cases of coronavirus were detected. The chief minister said a total of 1290777 tests had been… Continue reading Sindh reports six COVID-19 death in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Member National Assembly Dr Ramesh Kumar and Chairperson Peace and Culture Organization, Mishal Malik on Thursday asked the world community to take notice of brutal killing of Pakistani Hindus in Jodhpur city of India besides resolving the issue of people of Kashmir living in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Expressing… Continue reading Ramesh Kumar appeals world community to take notice of brutal killing of Pakistani Hindus in India.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said the Pakistan Army always remained at the forefront during natural disasters, besides successfully countering terrorism and the COVID-19 pandemic. He would continue exposing the friends of country’s enemies, who had spoken against the armed forces and they would not succeed in their such… Continue reading Rashid says he will continue to expose country’s enemies

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Minister for Postal Services and Communication Murad Saeed Thursday said PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif could not even contest a union council (UC) election as he was disqualified in the Panama Papers case, besides convicted in a corruption reference. Nawaz Sharif, who had gone abroad after getting bail on medical grounds, had been declared… Continue reading Disqualified Nawaz cannot even contest UC election: Murad

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Sadaqat Ali Abbasi Thursday said the government was seeking assistance from the institutions to resolve the national issues in the larger interest of the country. All the national institutions were working efficiently for the promotion and projection of the soft image of the country as armed forces had… Continue reading Govt seeking help from institutions to resolve national issues: MNA Sadaqat