ISLAMABAD, (APP): Thousands of people participated in the funeral prayers of two martyred youth, Altaf Ahmed and Imtiyaz Ahmed in occupied Kashmir. The youth were martyred by Indian troops during a siege and search operation in Bomai area of Sopore, yesterday. As the bodies of Altaf Ahmed and Imtiyaz Ahmed reached their native areas in […]
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Thousands attend funeral prayers of martyred youth in IOK
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Additional Pakistani army units ready for deployment to U.N: Maleeha
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): Pakistan Friday called for making arrangements for swift deployment of additional Pakistani army units and equipment that a special United Nations team had picked for service in the U.N. peacekeeping missions around the world, while reaffirming its commitment to the world body’s flagship activity. “We strongly recommend that the UN support mechanism […]
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More Pre-Monsoon rains likely by next week: PMD
ISLAMABAD, (APP): The weather would remain hot and dry during the weekend and more Pre-Monsoon rains are likely by the next week according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Senior Meteorologist at PMD, Farooq Dar told APP that more Pre-Monsoon shower are likely during the next week in different parts of the country especially in […]
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Food Minister visits Hayatabad, inspects prices of daily use items
PESHAWAR (APP): Provincial Minister for Food Qalandar Khan Lodhi and Provincial Secretary for Food, Asmatullah Khan Gandapur visited Hayatabad where he inspected availability and prices of commodities of daily use items, saying unlawful profiteering would not be spared. They visited different markets and stores at Phase 1, 2 and 3 in Hayatabad and reviewed prices […]
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President lauds Dar on achieving MSCI emerging market index
ISLAMABAD, (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday congratulated Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the country’s upgradation to Emerging Markets status. In a telephonic call to the Finance Minister, the President noted with appreciation that sound and sustained economic policies had resulted in Pakistan’s qualification for Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Index. The President […]
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Afghan national arrested in Chaman, weapon recovered
CHAMAN, (APP): The Frontier Corps Balochistan on Friday arrested a suspected Afghan national and recovered a pistol and two rounds from his possession at Pak-Afghan border in Chaman. The official sources said that a suspected Afghan national was tried to cross border from Pakistani side to enter into Afghanistan when the FC personnel searched his […]