ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (APP): Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday. The Prime Minister appreciated the services of Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi for Pakistan Navy and wished him well, the PM Office said.
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No mask wearing, social distancing to rise COVID outbreak, NCOC told
ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (APP): The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Monday was apprised that non compliance of mask wearing and social distancing may give rise to disease spread. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar chaired the NCOC daily situational brief held here. Asad Umar said that monitoring of disease… Continue reading No mask wearing, social distancing to rise COVID outbreak, NCOC told
Meeting reviews preparations for upcoming JCC meeting of CPEC
PESHAWAR, Oct 05 (APP): A meeting to review preparations for the upcoming 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was held at Chief Minister’s Secretariat here Monday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair. The meeting was also attended by the Chairman CPEC Authority Lft. General (Rtd)… Continue reading Meeting reviews preparations for upcoming JCC meeting of CPEC
Dr Waqar Masood appointed SAPM on Revenue
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed eminent economist and former finance secretary Dr Waqar Masood as his Special Assistant on Revenue. SAPM Dr Waqar Masood has been given the status of Minister of State, the PM Office said. Having done Ph.D in Economics and Masters in Political Economy from Boston… Continue reading Dr Waqar Masood appointed SAPM on Revenue
Breast cancer curable if diagnosed at early stage: Begum Alvi
PESHAWAR, Oct 05 (APP):First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi on Monday said the breast cancer though a fatal disease, was curable if it was diagnosed at an early stage. Addressing a function here at the Governor House in connection with awareness about the breast cancer, Begum Alvi said through timely diagnosis, the disease could be… Continue reading Breast cancer curable if diagnosed at early stage: Begum Alvi
China’s Communist Party donates 54k face masks to MoFA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): The Central Communist Party of China has donated 54,000 face masks to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) as prevention against the coronavirus. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Adviser for CPC Cooperation Bayazeed Kansi handed over the masks to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, here on Monday. Foreign… Continue reading China’s Communist Party donates 54k face masks to MoFA
PML-N is a gang of cowards: Faisal Vawda
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda on Monday said Nawaz Sharif was a liar and promoting Indian narrative against the national institutions. Talking to a private TV channel, he said the whole Sharif family was feeling fear because of their cases are reaching to the logical end but they started to speak… Continue reading PML-N is a gang of cowards: Faisal Vawda
Rs 10 billion allocated for new KCR coaches: Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday that the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives had allocated Rs 10 billion for making passenger coaches for Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). Addressing the revival ceremony of KCR here, the minister said that Pakistan Railways was making passenger coaches on special… Continue reading Rs 10 billion allocated for new KCR coaches: Sheikh Rashid
Asad Umar directs for completing K-IV water supply project at earliest
ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (APP): Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Monday directed WAPDA to immediately take over the implementation responsibilities of Greater Karachi Supply Project (K-IV) and complete it within the shortest possible time. He also directed to develop action plans with clear deadlines for its execution on fast pace. The minister… Continue reading Asad Umar directs for completing K-IV water supply project at earliest
Amb Aftab Khokhar presents credentials as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to IAEA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (APP):Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ambassador Aftab Ahmad Khokher presented his credentials to the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in Vienna on Monday. Ambassador Khokher presented a cheque of 10,000 euros to Director General Grossi as Pakistan’s contribution to the Agency’s Zoonotic Disease Integration Action (ZODIAC) project… Continue reading Amb Aftab Khokhar presents credentials as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to IAEA
PPP to part ways with PDM by Dec end: Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad Monday said Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would part ways with Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), by the end of December. The PPP leaders would never go with extremist party leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, he said while talking to a private news channel. He said the collusion… Continue reading PPP to part ways with PDM by Dec end: Rashid
PTI govt has not file any case against opposition parties: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Quershi on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government did not file any case against the leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N. All the corruption and money laundering cases were filed against the PPP and PML-N, leaders during the period of last regimes,… Continue reading PTI govt has not file any case against opposition parties: Qureshi
AJK liberated to become part of Pakistan, not India: Masood
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 05 (APP): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Monday said the Kashmiri elders had liberated the Azad Kashmir not to incorporate it into India or create a sovereign state but to make it part of Pakistan in the light of the decision taken at the residence of Sardar Mohammad… Continue reading AJK liberated to become part of Pakistan, not India: Masood
Nawaz playing gimmicks to avoid corruption, money laundering cases: Fawad
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP):Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was playing political gimmicks to avoid corruption and money laundering cases. Talking to a private news channel, he said Nawaz Sharif was trying to become a political prisoner in the eyes of the public by spreading false… Continue reading Nawaz playing gimmicks to avoid corruption, money laundering cases: Fawad
Pakistan tops in Asia for highest response on social protection
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) has acknowledged Pakistan as one of the top-ranked countries in Asia with highest number of responses to social protection, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday. The PM’s Office quoted Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar, who gave… Continue reading Pakistan tops in Asia for highest response on social protection
Sindh govt yet not issues notification to devolve provincial organizations: Zaidi
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Monday said that Sindh government have not yet issued a notification to devolve provincial organizations to divisional level despite commitment. In a statement on social media networking site, he said that this was the first step towards a solution to Karachi’s challenges.… Continue reading Sindh govt yet not issues notification to devolve provincial organizations: Zaidi
Shahbaz asked to respond corruption, money laundering charges
ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (APP): Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Barrister Mirza Shahzad Akbar on Monday asked leader of the opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif to submit the answers of vital questions related to (his and families’) money laundering and corruption charges as he (Shahbaz) is on remand, not on leave,… Continue reading Shahbaz asked to respond corruption, money laundering charges
Shehryar, Ijaz Shah discuss crackdown on law violators with Usman Buzdar
LAHORE, Oct 05 (APP): Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi and Federal Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Monday. They condemned nefarious attempts to malign the state institutions and expressed the commitment to counter every conspiracy against the state institutions, said a handout… Continue reading Shehryar, Ijaz Shah discuss crackdown on law violators with Usman Buzdar
Governor approves KEMU budget
LAHORE, Oct 05 (APP): Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid granted approval for the budget as well as other key agenda items at the 11th Senate Meeting of the King Edward Medical University (KEMU) here on Monday. Chaudhry Sarwar, who is also Chancellor of the KEMU, and Provincial Minister Dr… Continue reading Governor approves KEMU budget
KP Govt to invest in PESCO to improve power transmission lines
PESHAWAR, Oct 05 (APP): The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to invest an amount of Rs. 15 to 20 billion in Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) to improve/ upgrade power transmission infrastructure to provide uninterrupted power supply in the province particularly to Peshawar and its suburbs. Under this plan various projects including establishment… Continue reading KP Govt to invest in PESCO to improve power transmission lines
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