Category: National

PESHAWAR, May 04 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Eng. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra appreciating the achievements of FATA Development Authority (FDA) in implementing technical and vocational education reforms urged national and international donor agencies to continue their support in providing respectable job opportunities to tribal youth. Addressing a ceremony in connection with Technical, Vocational Education Reforms Project in… Continue reading Governor urged donor agencies to continue support in providing jobs to tribal youth

ISLAMABAD, May 04 (APP):Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday instructed Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) to air live all budget speeches of Opposition and treasury members. Speaking in the House, the Speaker said, “All budget speeches will be telecast live so people can watch their political leaders”. Earlier,speaking on point of order, leader of… Continue reading Ayaz Sadiq instructs for live coverage of budget speeches on PTV

ISLAMABAD, May 4 (APP):Supreme Court Friday directed to conduct a judicial inquiry in the case of journalists who were manhandled by the federal capital’s police while they were celebrating World Press Freedom Day on the other day. A three-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar directed Sessions Judge Sohail Nasir to conduct a… Continue reading SC directs to hold judiciary inquiry in journalists manhandling case

MIRPUR (AJK), May 4 (APP)::President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sardar Masood Khan Friday said India is punishing the people of Kashmir by using force and torture as a weapon to subdue the unarmed freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed these views while talking to Pakistan-origin British Labour Party’s Councilor Waheed Akbar… Continue reading India is punishing people by using force to subdue their unarmed freedom struggle in IoK: Masood

KARACHI, May 4 (APP):In order to provide better health care facilities to Karachities , the Edhi Foundation in an agreement got connected with a ride-hailing services app ‘Careem’ for swift access to the patients on Friday . Talking to APP, Faisal Edhi , son of Abdul Sattar Edhi and Head of Edhi Foundation said, “We… Continue reading Edhi gets connected with ride-sharing app to improve health care needs

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will bag victory in upcoming general election just on the basis of its performance during the ongoing stint. In an interview with Pakistan Television, the prime minister said the party had strong candidates in all the constituencies to contest next… Continue reading PML-N to win next election based on performance; Deserters to bear loss: PM

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Rejecting the possibility of any delay in the next general election, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said the election would be held within 60 days after the completion of current assemblies’ constitutional term. He said the name of caretaker prime minister had not been finalized so far, adding, however, if… Continue reading PM rejects possibility of any delay in next general election

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb in a message on the eve of World Press Freedom Day, on Thursday, has said that media faced multiple challenges and threats and tackling them required joint efforts by democratic forces, civil society and media organizations. She said some of those challenges were structural,… Continue reading Tackling challenges facing media requires joint efforts by democratic forces, civil society, media organizations: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, General Hulusi Akar called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday. Minister for Defence Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan was also present on the occasion. General Akar conveyed the greetings of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to… Continue reading Turkish Chief of General Staff calls on PM

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):The Federal Cabinet on Thursday directed the Ministry of Religious Affairs to ensure the best arrangements for facilitation of Hajj pilgrims, besides making the pilgrimage affordable for the people. The cabinet gave these directives in a meeting held at PM Office with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in chair wherein the members… Continue reading Federal Cabinet directs ministry to ensure best Hajj arrangements, affordability

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):President Mamnoon Hussain, lauding the services of National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday, said that such institutions bring good name to the country. The President was talking to Chairman NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan, who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Member Balochistan NCHR Ms. Fazila Aliani and… Continue reading President lauds services of NCHR

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said the government gave importance to infrastructure development in its five years and the next big challenge for Pakistan was to ensure fair distribution of wealth among people. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new campus of Pakistan… Continue reading Next challenge for Pakistan to ensure fair distribution of wealth among people: Ahsan Iqbal

RAWALPINDI, May 3 (APP):United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al Zaabi Thursday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest and UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UPAP) projects under execution in Pakistan were discussed, an ISPR press release said. Later on,… Continue reading COAS, UAE ambassador discuss projects

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Pakistan Navy has launched “Pakistan Navy – Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2018” in line with the government’s vision of “Green Pakistan”. It is the third campaign of this series which entails an effort to plant about two million mangroves in the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan provinces during next one year. Chief of… Continue reading Pakistan Navy launched Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2018

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Islamabad International Airport (IIA) Thursday became operational with the departure and arrival of international and domestic flights. “By the grace of Allah Almighty, the state-of-the-art IIA has become fully operation today. Several flights departed and arrived at the new airport today as scheduled,” Director General of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Usaid-ur-Rehman told… Continue reading IIA becomes operational with arrival, departure of several int’l, domestic flights

LAHORE, May 03 (APP):A delegation of foreign investors led by Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, Chairman of AKD Group called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, here Thursday. Talking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said Pakistani economy was progressing rapidly, adding that growth rate had remained 5.75 percent during the current fiscal year. Due to… Continue reading Foreign investors delegation calls on CM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (APP):Minister for Interior, Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said a well-functioning of Civil Registration System is critical in monitoring country’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goals. Addressing a launching ceremony of Technical Support Unit – Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (TSU-CRVS) at Pakistan Policy and Management Institute (PPMI) here, he said, the setting-up the… Continue reading Civil Registration System imperative to monitor country’s progress : Ahsan Iqbal