Category: National

PESHAWAR, Aug 10 (APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has given go ahead for hiring of consultancy to conduct commercial and financial feasibility for the construction of an expressway from Chakdara to Rabaat (Lower Dir). The proposed Expressway will connect Chakdara to Rabaat via Ramla and Ouch villages through a five kilometer long tunnel.… Continue reading KP CM gives go ahead for hiring consultant for Chakdara-Rabaat Expressway

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (APP): Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had made foreign assets and properties through black money. Talking to a private news channel, he said Nawaz Sharif had always preferred to live abroad to enjoy luxurious life. He alleged that Nawaz Sharif and his… Continue reading Nawaz made foreign assets through black money: Fawad

LAHORE, Aug 10 (APP): Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Monday said the government had been endeavouring to eliminate political interference from institutions. Speaking during a Tree Plantation ceremony at the National Motorways and Highways (NHMP) Training College, Sheikhupura, he said the nation was proud of transparency and merit in the NHMP, adding that there… Continue reading Sarwar hails Dar for successful Tree Plantation campaign in Punjab; plants sapling at NHMP Training College

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (APP): Adviser to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan Monday informed the National Assembly that for the first time transgender community had been included in Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme. Responding to a calling attention notice regarding violent attacks on transgender community across the country, he said, transgender had been made… Continue reading Transgender included in Ehsaas emergency programme: NA told

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (APP):Polio Eradication Programme has successfully achieved the targets from immunization drive concluded in selected districts of the country after a four-month suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. According to an official of National Emergency Operations Centre, Polio Eradication Programme, the main objective to restart the campaign was to reach target areas with continuous… Continue reading Polio Eradication Programme achieves targets from selected districts’ drive

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (APP): Researchers have identified a pattern of longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people who were hospitalised with the COVID-19 infection. They include fatigue, breathlessness, psychological distress – including problems with concentration and memory – and a general decline in the quality of life. Some patients, particularly those who had been… Continue reading Study identifies longer-term symptoms in COVID-19 patients

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP): The newly-appointed Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri Sunday said that he was “honored” to be the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “I feel honoured to be the official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I wish to thank all those who’ve been sending me best wishes… Continue reading Honored to be official FO spokesperson: Chaudhri