Category: National

RAWALPINDI , Dec 17 (APP):General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is in Egypt on official visit called on General Mohamed Zaki, Commander in Chief of Egyptian Armed Forces and Minister of Defence & Military Production and Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid Hegazy, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. During the… Continue reading COAS meets Egyptian leadership, Pak Army’s professionalism appreciated

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Pakistan and Turkey Monday agreed to make collaborative efforts to fight terrorism and prevent elements financing subversive activities. The both sides expressed their resolve to control terror financing in a meeting between State Minister for Interior Shahryar Khan Afridi and a Turkish delegation headed by Interior Minister of Turkey Suleyman Soylu.Underlining… Continue reading Pak-Turkey agreed for collaborative efforts to fight terrorism

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Former Minister of State for Communications Murad Saeed Monday took oath as the federal minister. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath at Aiwan-e-Sadr here, a President House statement said.The swearing-in ceremony was also attended by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, federal ministers, ministers of state, political workers and senior government officers.

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said the birth anniversary great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib would be celebrated in a befitting manner this year. The minister said this while chairing a high level meeting at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to finalize events and various programmes on… Continue reading Ghalib’s birth anniversary to be celebrated in befitting manner:Fawad

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday strongly condemned torturing of a news channel cameraman by the guards of former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. The minister, in a statement, said Nawaz Sharif was no more in power, but his Mughal mindset had not changed. He did… Continue reading Fawad condemns torturing of cameraman by Nawaz’s guards

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the present government was formed as the result of the most organized and effective public movement and its objectives were to ensure real public welfare, progress and economic prosperity of the country. He said such objectives had also burdened the elected public representatives with huge responsibility… Continue reading Govt focused on public welfare, economic prosperity: PM

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):The Embassy of Pakistan to France remembered the martyrs of Army Public School Peshawar, martyrs of Kashmir who lost their lives while striving for their right to self-determination and paid homage to late Pakistanis of Christian faith who had contributed in progress and prosperity of Pakistan.A large number of members of Pakistani… Continue reading Embassy of Pakistan in Paris remembers martyrs of APS Peshawar incident

GILGIT, Dec 17 (APP):Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman taking notice of news reports regarding occupation of land belonged to widows and orphans in Nagar. He directed deputy commissioner of the district to conduct inquiry and present report. The chief minister also directed Medical Superintendent (MS) Chillas hospital to conduct inquiry of the incident regarding… Continue reading GB CM takes notice of masses’ problems

  ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said Asif Ali Zardari had distorted the real image of Bhutto’s party and squeezed it from a symbol of federation to a regional party. Talking to a private news channel, the minister said Zardari was involved in plundering public money… Continue reading Zardari distorted real image of PPP: Fawad Ch

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP):Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed here on Monday, terming Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project a revolutionary project, said it would resolve the mega city’s transport issue. The minister talking to media said the project was approved in August 2012 but due to the failure of former regimes it could not… Continue reading KCR project to revolutionize Karachi’s transport system: Sheikh Rasheed

LAHORE, Dec 17 (APP):Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Monday said that it was among top priorities to not only educate the youth but also provide them skills required by the industry to make them employable.Addressing the ground-breaking of Academic Block II of Infinity School of Engineering, organized by Infinity Engineering… Continue reading Market oriented skills necessary for youth: Shafqat Mehmood