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Asif Zardari condoles death of Sabu Jatt

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday expressed heartfelt condolence on the sad demise of Haji Sabu Jatt father of PPP leader Umar Jatt. In a message to the bereaved family issued by party secretariat, Asif Zardari prayed to Almighty Allah to grant eternal peace to the departed soul […]

  • Ayaz constitutes parliamentary committee on Panama papers

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday constituted a 12-member Parliamentary Committee on Panama Papers. The Speaker has constituted the Committee in pursuance of the motion adopted by the National Assembly on 19.5.2016 and Senate on 20.5.2016. The 12-member committee is comprised of six members of treasury benches and six of opposition […]

  • CM forms committee for Autonomous Healthcare Institutions

    LAHORE, (APP): Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has constituted Provincial Steering Committee for Boards of Management (BOM) of all the autonomous medical institutions including tertiary care and specialized healthcare of the Punjab. The first meeting of the Steering Committee was held in the at Civil Secretariat on Tuesday. Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education […]

  • Maldives Defence Minister calls on COAS

    RAWALPINDI, (APP): Defence Minister of Maldives, Adam Shareef Umar on Tuesday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif at General Headquarters. During the meeting, issues of mutual interest including regional security and defence cooperation were discussed, ISPR news release stated. Maldives Defence Minister appreciated the successes of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and paid rich […]

  • Probe demanded into fake encounter killings in Kupwara

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): A delegation led by human rights defender, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo, visited Kupwara to offer prayers for the five youth, who were martyred by Indian troops in a fake encounter at Drugmulla in Kupwara on Saturday. The team demanded an impartial probe into the killing of the youth. Hurriyet leaders, Shabbir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad […]

  • CPEC projects to make country self-sufficient in energy generation

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The energy projects initiated under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would not only help overcome the existing energy crisis faced by the country but would produce surplus electricity for the country. As many as 17,045 megawatts of energy would be generated through these projects spreading all across, hence lead the country towards […]