ISLAMABAD Feb 15 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday said the government was plugging loopholes in existing laws to end honour killings in the country.
PBM to establish mover Thalassemia Centres: MD
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): Pakistan Bait ul Mal (PBM) would establish more Thalassemia Centres in various districts of the country to provide quality medical services to Thalassemia children, Managing Director Barrister Abid Waheed Shaikh said Monday.
Pakistan shows readiness in rebuilding Iraq
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): Pakistan on Monday expressed readiness to assist war-torn Iraq in her strides towards reconstruction and rebuilding of the country.
PAC to examine audit paras of Kashmir Affairs on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The meeting of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) would be held on Tuesday to examine the audit paras of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development for the fiscal years of 2009-10 and 2010-11.
ECP summons meeting to finalize poll date of LG bye elections in KPK
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan has summoned meeting on February 18 to review the security arrangements and to announce the new date of poll of Local Government bye-elections on 4,491 seats in 23 districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkha (KPK). Chief Secretary KPK, Inspector General Police, Provincial Election Commissioner and other senior officials of the Election Commission and the KPK government, said an official of the commission talking to APP. |
Two more LNG terminals to help overcome energy shortages: Ministry
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The government plans to set up two more LNG terminals in its concerted bid to use this fuel being imported from Qatar to overcome gas shortages and significantly increase power generation.
NA panel to discuss proposals for Pak-Afghan relations Tuesday
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs will discuss policy proposals for Pak-Afghan relations in its meeting on Tuesday (Feb 16). The meeting will be chaired by MNA Awais Khan Leghari.
Govt decides to use modern technology in capital schools
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The Federal Government has decided to utilize modern technology in the capital’s public schools for the promotion of education in connection with Prime Minister’s Education Transformation Programme.
Sub-committee of electoral reforms panel to meet on Feb 16
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The sub-committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms will meet here on Tuesday (Feb 16) at the Parliament House.
68 villages of South Waziristan provided electricity under USAID rehabilitation programme
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (APP): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided electricity to 68 villages of South Waziristan Agency besides construction of roads and bridges under FATA Infrastructure Project 2010 2018. Mission Director of USAID to Pakistan Jhon Groarke said this while talking to APP about developmental projects in various agencies of FATA. Responding to a question, the Mission Director said that USAID was working on FATA Infrastructure Project (2010 2018) with the FATA Secretariat to build, rehabilitate, and reconstruct roads that connect remote communities to markets.