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PM stresses close collaboration with Canada on regional security

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that Pakistan and Canada should continue close collaboration in regional security, political and economic fields. In a meeting with Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ms. Heather Cruden here at the PM House, the Prime Minister called for greater people-to-people contacts and strengthening bilateral ties between the […]

  • Rivers flows, reservoirs level report

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages Thursday is as under : Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 54100 cusecs and Outflows 14000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 60300 cusecs and Outflows 60300 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 66100 cusecs […]

  • “Around 8% of population have diabetes in Pakistan”

    LAHORE, (APP)-Around eight percent of the population of Pakistan is living with diabetes due to absence of effective health care, stress, sedantry lifestyle and unbalanced diet. This was stated by Dr. Sadaqat Ali, Project Director Diabetic’s Institute Pakistan (DIP) while talking to APP here on Thursday. He said a large number of patients didnot know […]

  • Govt achieved revenue collection targets: Ishaq Dar

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the government has achieved its targets of revenue collection till the third quarter of current fiscal year. Talking to a private news channel he said total collection has witnessed about 20 percent growth rate in the nine months. He said the government collected Rs. 297 […]

  • Govt accords priority to development in GB: PM

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said the government accords high priority to development and progress of Gilgit Baltistan. He was talking to Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman who called on him here at the PM House. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif while appreciating the performance of the Chief Minister said the […]

  • Gilani flays harassment of Kashmiri students in India

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani has condemned the harassment of Kashmiri students studying in different educational institutions in India. Syed Ali Gilani while talking to media persons at his residence in Srinagar upon his return from New Delhi said, “Kashmiri students are being harassed at the behest of […]