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CPEC to bring progress, prosperity in Balochistan: CM

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has said various development projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) were underway in the province that would help bring progress and prosperity there. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, he said, believed in serving the masses and he had put the country on track to development through […]

  • Consensus on 22nd Amendment positive step: Durrani

    ISLAMABAD, May 19 (APP): Federal Minister for Housing and Works, Akram Khan Durrani said on Thursday that consensus would be developed soon on terms of references (ToRs) as like the house unanimously adopted 22nd Amendment in the Constitution. Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament House, he said the government had given suggestion to include a […]

  • Open manholes becoming life threats to citizens

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Open manholes in several areas of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have become threats to the lives of people as number of incidents occured in different areas are increasing day by day. “Citizens of twin cities afraid to go outside at night when one doesn’t recongnize that the manhole is covered or […]

  • 660 Malaria Microscopy Centers set up in Balochistan

    QUETTA,(APP): The Head of Malaria Control Programme Balochistan, Dr. Kamalan Gichki has said that 660 Malaria Microscopy Centers have been set up across the province to diagnose and control the fatal disease. In his statement issued, here on Thursday, he said that the provincial government has designed a strategic plan to control malaria in all […]

  • PM inaugurates Pakistan-China Optic Fibre Cable network

    GILGIT, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said the ambitious China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would not only bring prosperity to the region but also help put an end to extremism and terrorism. Addressing the ground breaking of the 820 km long Optic Fibre Cable linkage between Khunjrab and Rawalpindi, the Prime Minister also […]

  • PM administers oath to six members of GB Council

    GILGIT, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday administered oath of office to six members; elected by the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly. The Prime Minister in his capacity as Chairman Gilgit Baltistan Council administered the oath. The six new members who joined the 12-member Council after their oath include Syed Afzal, Sultan Ali Khan, Ashraf […]