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Pakistan fully qualifies to become NSG member: Fatemi

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi on Tuesday said Pakistan fully qualifies to become a member of the multilateral export control regimes, particularly the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). In a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov here at the Foreign Office, the SAPM […]

  • Aasiya Andrabi, Fehmeeda Sofi arrested in Srinagar

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Indian police have arrested the Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Aasiya Andrabi in Indian occupied Kashmir on Tuesday to prevent her from visiting Handwara. The DeM spokesperson in a statement said that Aasiya Andrabi was first placed under house arrest by the police and later she was arrested and taken to Rambagh Police Station along […]

  • Prominent Kashmiri leader Amanullah Khan passes away

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prominent Kashmiri leader and the founder member of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Amanullah Khan died after prolonged illness in Rawalpindi here Tuesday. According to Kashmir Media Service, Amanullah Khan breathed his last early this morning at a hospital after fighting a year-long battle against chronic lung disease. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation […]

  • PCG foils bid to smuggle huge quantity of Hashish

    KARACHI, (APP): The Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) foiled a bid to smuggle huge quantity of narcotics from Winder, Balochistan. According to a statement issued here on Monday, PCG on a tip off, stopped a bus on Naka Khari Check Post, Winder, Balochistan. During checking the PCG officials recovered 13 kg of Hashish from the hidden […]

  • Meeting reviews dengue preventive measures

    PESHAWAR, (APP): A meeting regarding control of dengue was held here with District Nazim, Mohammad Asim Khan. District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Jehangir Khan, Zonal Manager, WSSP, Arif Rauf, Assistant Manager WSSP, Naeem Ahmad, DSM PPHI, Mukhtiar Khan, Zahid Hussain of PPHI, Amin Gul and others also attended the meeting. During the meeting, the representatives […]

  • Sacrifices of Pakistani soldiers at Gallipoli remembered on ANZAC Day

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The sacrifice and service of Pakistani servicemen attached to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) in the 1915 Gallipoli campaign were remembered here at a Service at the Australian High Commission. The day also saw the first contingent of former Pakistan Servicemen march in the ANZAC Day parades in Australia’s national […]