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Swat win athletic trophy in KP U-23 Swat Region Inter-District Women Games

  • SWAT (Mingora), (APP): Swat clinched the trophy of the Athletic Meet after securing two gold medals and three silver and two bronze medal in the ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-23 Swat Region Inter-District Women Games being played at different venues on Wednesday. Director General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Miss Rashida Ghaznavi was the chief guest on this […]

  • NDMA chairman reaches GB to review relief activities

    ISLAMABAD, (APP)- In coordination with the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) government and with assistance of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had sent 13.5 tons of relief goods to GB via C-130. The relief goods included wheat flour, milk powder and other dry ration beside 550 shelters and 350 blankets. More flights of […]

  • Rivers,reservoirs report

    LAHORE, (APP): The position of rivers inflow and outflow at Tarbela,Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages on Wednesday was as follows: Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 40100 cusecs and Outflows 51600 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 36100 cusecs and Outflows 36100 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 51900 cusecs and Outflows […]

  • Doctors warn against waterborne diseases in summer

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): With rise in the mercury, doctors sounded an alert on summer-related diseases which are likely to be on the rise in a few weeks among children. Dr. Mohsin Butt (MBBS, MRCP, FCPS) in an interview to a Private news channel said the most common types of diseases with the rise in temperature are […]

  • Taftan-bound coach looted

    QUETTA, (APP): Unknown armed dacoits looted a passenger coach on National Highway near Madrassa area of the district on Tuesday. According to police sources, a Taftan-bound passenger bus carrying commuters from Quetta was on its way as four gunmen intercepted it. They took away cash, mobile phones and other valuables from the passengers at gunpoint. […]

  • China acquires two 330 MW boilers for Thar power plant

    KARACHI, (APP): The General Electric (GE) has announced a deal with China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) to supply two boilers each 330 megawatt (MW) to Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited, CMEC’s joint venture with Pakistani companies for the Thar Block II Power Plant. The project will support Pakistan’s move to use its ample coal reserves […]