KARACHI, Oct 30 (APP): Lieutenant Adeel Rana and Detective Elvis
Vukelj of the New York Police Department held a panel discussion on
community policing with law and criminology graduate students at the
U.S. Consulate General Karachi.
Discussion on community policing
PN teams extend medical services to Guligram, Islampura, Saidu Sharif
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Pakistan Navy’s medical teams have
extended their services to the earthquake affected people of
areas of Guligram and Islampura, Saidu Sharif.
Rains, snowfall expected in upper parts, quake-hit areas
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Met office forecast more rain with snowfall
over hills in upper parts, particularly in earthquake effected areas of
the country during coming week.
First ever Urdu language training centre inaugurated in Sri Lanka
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): The first ever Urdu Language Training
Centre in Sri Lanka was inaugurated on Friday at an impressive
ceremony held in Colombo.
Any threat to Saudi sovereignty will evoke strong Pak response: COAS
RAWALPINDI, Oct 30 (APP): Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General
Raheel Sharif on Friday reiterated that any threat to the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia would evoke a strong response
from Pakistan.
Presiding officers given magistrate powers
FAISALABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Presiding officers have been given
powers of judicial magistrate to deal with elements involved in
creating law and order situation at polling stations.
CIE for special children to be extended to 11 districts by June next
MULTAN, Oct 30 (APP): Circle of Inclusive Education (CIE) designed
for children with disabilities will be extended to eleven districts of
province by June next year under Punjab Inclusive Education Programme (PIEP).
NDMA cautions scattered rain, snowfall in quake hit areas
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) has urged precautionary measures for ensuring unhindered
relief operation in earthquake hit areas as scattered rain and
and snowfall is expected in most of the earthquake hit areas.
Pakistan hands over humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): A C-130 aircraft carrying humanitarian
assistance for the people of Afghanistan arrived in Kabul on Friday from
Islamabad.
Usman Ibrahim stresses provision of affordable education
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Minister of State for Capital
Administration and Development Division (CA&DD), Barrister Usman
Ibrahim on Friday reiterated that education should be provided at
affordable fees to facilitate maximum students.
Saudi Government, people pledges to help earthquake victims
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Saudi based relief organization, King
Abdullah Relief Campaign for Pakistani People (KARCPP) has assured
extending maximum support to alleviate miseries of the current and
October 8, 2005 Earthquake victims with dedication.
UN urged to nominate representative for safety of journalists
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Reporters Sans Borders (RSF) is launching a
call to the UN to take concrete action to nominate a Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Safety of Journalists, said a press release issued here Friday.
Adventure travelers to arrange weekend hike on Saturday
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Adventure Travel and Tours- a volunteers
forum would arrange a weekend hike here for the adventure enthusiasts, hikers and nature lovers on Saturday.
PTA working with Zong to resolve spectrum issue amicably
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication
Authority (PTA), Dr. Ismail Shah has said the Authority was working
with China Mobile Pakistan (Zong) to resolve spectrum issue in an
amicable manner.
Commerce Minister visits EU headquarters in Brussels
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Federal Minister for Commerce, Engr. Khurram
Dastgir Khan on Friday met with European Commissioner for Trade, Ms. Cecilia Malmstrome, the focal person on reports for review of GSP Plus.
Pakistan, Turkey to succeed in tackling common enemy of terrorism: Asif
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad
Asif has said that Pakistan and Turkey are facing common
enemy of terrorism and vowed they will succeed in tackling the
menace, posing threat to regional and global peace.
Artist forum to organize wall graffiti event
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Umeed in collaboration with Artist forum is
going to organize wall graffiti event in a government school of Rawat on October 31.
“It will be a great fun cum learning activity for the students as well.
Misbah, fittest player in the team: Wahab Riaz
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Pacer Wahab Riaz feels skipper Misbah-
ul-Haq is the fittest player in the team saying he is a kind of a guy who
always lifts his team and backs his players.
Ahsan stresses national unity for larger goals
LAHORE, Oct 30 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning,
Development and Reforms, Ahsan Iqbal has said that national
unity is the need of hour to address challenges and achieve
larger goals of development and progress in the country.
Major powers’ discriminatory nuclear cooperation policies impacting security in South Asia
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (APP): Pakistan has told the United Nations that
discriminatory nuclear cooperation policies of some major powers — an obvious reference to the U.S.-India nuclear deals — had accentuated the asymmetry in fissile material stocks in South Asia, and creating insecurity in the region.