Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Ministry of Railways is planning to float an international tender to run the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, spreading around 150 acres in heart of Lahore, on commercial lines and lease basis. Facilities like three cinema houses, marquees and leading Golf Club of country are available at the land, having worth… Continue reading Railways to float int’l tender for Royal Palm Golf, Country Club

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Dera Ismail Khan. In a condolence message, she prayed Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved families to bear the loss with fortitude.… Continue reading Dr Firdous strongly condemns terrorist attack in DI Khan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday said the government was committed to upgrading the railways infrastructure to improve its efficiency and provide quality traveling facilities to people. Talking to a private news channel, he said the ML-1 project was the only solution to upgrade the infrastructure, speed and quality of… Continue reading Govt committed to upgrade railways infrastructure: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Republican leader of the United States of America (USA) Sajid Tarar on Sunday termed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the US as a major breakthrough in the relations between the two countries. Talking to a private news channel, he said the US knew that Pakistan had a great geographical importance in… Continue reading Tarrar terms Imran Khan’s visit to US breakthrough b/w Pakistan-US relations

ISLAMABAD, Jul 22 (APP):Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda Sunday termed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the Pakistani community gathered at the Capital One Area in Washington historical. Talking to a private news channel, he said the prime minister’s visit to the United States would further cement bilateral relations between two countries. He said… Continue reading Vawda terms PM’s address to Pakistani community historical

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Dr Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation on Sunday expressed confidence that government’s efforts to pull the poor out of poverty towards prosperity, which would be achieved in collaboration with other social safety institutions. As the present government’s fight against poverty picks pace, Dr… Continue reading Government’s efforts to pull poor out of poverty: Dr Sania Nishtar

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced the unofficial result of PK-109 Kurram-II, declaring Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Saeed Iqbal mian as winning candidate with 39,536 votes. According to results issued by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Independent candidate Inayat Ali secured 22,975 votes to grab second position while another Independent candidate Ibrar… Continue reading PTI candidate Saeed Iqbal grabs PK-109 Kurram-II seat

WASHINGTON, Jul 22 (APP):A large crowd of Pakistani-Americans on Sunday gathered at Washington’s Capital Arena to listen to Prime Minister Imran Khan, waving Pakistani flags and chanting in anticipation of his address. Coming from several states, people queued outside the Arena to get inside in a show of support for Imran Khan’s policies and vision… Continue reading Pakistani Americans converge on Capital Arena for PM’s address

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri had congratulated the people of newly merged tribal districts and security institutions over successful holding of elections. In a statement on Sunday, they said peaceful elections for seats of provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was a victory for democracy. Holdings of… Continue reading NA Speaker, Deputy Speaker congratulate on successful elections in tribal districts

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has so far announced the unofficial results of 15 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) seats in merged districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). According to ECP, on PK-100 Bajaur-I, the ECP has declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Anwar Zeb Khan as winner with 12,951 votes. On PK-101… Continue reading KP-Elections: ECP announces so far unofficial results of 15 constituencies

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):Speaker National Assembly (NA) Asad Qaiser on Sunday said that conducting elections in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), would help address issues of the people of the area. Holding elections in FATA, was a revolutionary step of the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), he stated while talking to a… Continue reading Conducting election in FATA helps resolve people grievance, bring prosperity : Asad Qaiser

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP):State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Sunday said the plastic wrapping of luggage is the requirement of Saudi government. She expressed in her tweet as, “I have now obtained specific details from Secretary Aviation. Saudi Govt REQUIRED it as a condition of ‘Road to Makkah’ project.” She added that it was… Continue reading Plastic wrapping of luggage requirement of Saudi govt: Zartaj Gul

LAHORE, Jul 21 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar reached Quetta on Sunday on one-day visit and called on Balochistan Governor Aman-Ullah Khan Yasinzai.\ Both the leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, development projects, law and order situation and enhanced provincial coordination, according to a handout issued here. “Pakistan is our country and we have… Continue reading Punjab CM calls on Balochistan governor

LAHORE, Jul 21 (APP):Experts on Sunday said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the United States would sensitise the international community about the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in bringing peace and stability to the region. Noted lawyer Tariq Javed said the world had realised the geo-political significance of Pakistan, which was also a proponent of… Continue reading PM’s US visit to sensitise world about sacrifices rendered by Pakistan: experts