Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (APP): The Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 (No.V of 2016) was laid in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Rana Muhammad Afzal laid the Ordinance before the House as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution. Opposing the move, Parliamentary leader of… Continue reading Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 laid in NA

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Minister of State for Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar on Wednesday said that the government was striving hard to provide better healthcare facilities and other amenities of life to the people at their doorstep. According to Radio Pakistan, she said that provision of quality and economical medicines to the people was top priority of… Continue reading Govt determined to provide better healthcare

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (APP): Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Works Syed Sajid Mehdi, Wednesday informed the National Assembly that offer letters to allotees of Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme first Phase is expected to be issued in next two months once the Capital Development Authority approved layout plan. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice raised by… Continue reading Bhara Kahu Housing Scheme: Offer letters to allotees likely in next two months

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): The By-elections on the vacant seat of Sindh Assembly (PS 127) Karachi would be held on Thursday (September 8), an official of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said. The ECP has made all necessary arrangements to hold a day-long polling process. According to the notification, the polling would start at 8:00… Continue reading By-elections for Sindh Assembly vacant seat on Thursday

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): A two-day plantation campaign under Green Pakistan Programme started here on Wednesday with school children to plant saplings at various schools of the Capital. Ministry of Climate Change has organised this plantation campaign 2016 in collaboration of PIEDAR (NGO).Following this two days campaign, a total of 650 saplings will be planted… Continue reading Plantation campaign kicks off at schools of Islamabad

KARACHI, Sept 7 (APP): A PAF Contingent led by Air Vice Marshal Salman Ahsan Bokhari, Air Officer Commanding, Southern Air Command, Pakistan Air Force on Wednesday offered “Fateha” and laid wreath on behalf of Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force at the grave of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas… Continue reading Wreath laying at grave of Rashid Minhas Shaheed

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Chairman Senate Standing Committee for Defence Mushahid Hussain Syed Wednesday said the freedom movement of Kashmiris is indigenous and home grown and Pakistan has a strong case on Kashmir. Talking to APP, he said Kashmir freedom movement is accepted as just struggle at the international level. Mushahid Hussain said United Nations and the international community… Continue reading Freedom movement of Kashmiris indigenous, home grown: Mushahid

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): More than five times the number of Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in August than in July, the United Nations’ refugee office said. Pakistan is home to the world’s second-largest refugee population, including 2.5 million Afghans, many living here since the Soviet Union invasion in Afghanistan in 1979, according to… Continue reading 67,057 Afghan refugees permanently repatriated in August

CHITRAL, Sept 7 (APP): An eminent poet, Sher Zaman Takkar here on Wednesday highly praised the leadership and achievements of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in his poetry at PML (N) mammoth public gathering and received warm applause from the audience. The poetry also enthralled people gathered to welcome Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at… Continue reading Takkar praises PM leadership in poetry at PMLN gathering

KARACHI, Sep 7 (APP): At least three people were killed and six injured when an oil tanker caught fire at the Super Highway near DHA City early Wednesday morning, setting several other vehicles in its vicinity ablaze. Driver of an oil tanker, Shams, from the spot of incident, informed that a trailer fell down from… Continue reading Oil tanker catches fire on Super Highway, several vehicles ablaze

ISLAMABAD, Sept 7 (APP): The session of National Assembly started here on Wednesday at the Parliament House with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran and Naat at 10:35 am. Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was in the chair. The house was to take up agenda items including question hour, calling attention notice, legislative business… Continue reading NA session starts

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Wednesday said government would reply wisely to Chief of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s immature politics. Talking to a private channel, Pervaiz Rashid said Imran Khan with the help of political sinner is going to attack on innocent people.… Continue reading Govt would reply wisely to PTI’s immature politics

ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (APP): Finance Minister Mohammad lshaq Dar on Tuesday informed the Senate that the balance of payments position has improved over the years. In a written reply during question hour, he said the current account deficit in Financial Year 2015-16 stood at US$2,480 million (0.9% of the GDP) as compared to FY 2012-13 when it was… Continue reading Balance of payments position improved: Dar tells Senate