ISLAMABAD, (APP): Six children have died as the roof of a madrassah collapsed and twenty-six were buried under the rubble on Tuesday. Rescue operations were started immediately to rescue the remaining children who were buried under the rubble, reported PTV News. Of the twenty-six who were buried, nine children had been rescued alive. Children who […]
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Six children die as roof of madrassah collapse in DG Khan
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Canada pledges C$ 40 million for polio eradication in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (APP): The government of Canada has announced support for Prime Minister of Pakistan’s initiative for eradication of polio from Pakistan with a pledge of C$ 40 million. In a meeting with High Commissioner for Pakistan to Canada Tariq Azim Khan, Minister for International Development, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Marie Claude […]
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Police should play role in changing Thana System: Ehsan Sadiq
BAHAWALPUR, (APP): Regional Police Officer Bahawalpur Dr Ehsaan Sadiq has directed police officers to play their vital role in changing conventional Thana System and bring modern changes in the system to facilitate the masses While addressing a meeting of Victim Response Officers, he said that officers should respect citizens and solve their problems on priority […]
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Murder-accused BJP member takes oath as minister in IHK
ISLAMABAD, (APP): In Indian Held Kashmir, a BJP member of so-called Kashmir Assembly, who is facing murder charge, took oath as a minister in the PDP-BJP administration led by Mehbooba Mufti as chief minister. Sunil Kumar Sharma, who took oath of office second time, is a BJP member from Kishtwar. Sharma was named as accused […]
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KP Govt announces financial compensation for families affected by rains
ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a compensation package for the people affected by recent rains. Three hundred thousand rupees will be given to the heirs of each deceased, Radio Pakistan reported. Every critically injured person will receive one hundred thousand rupees while the person having minor wounds will get fifty thousand rupees. […]
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PAL postpones 4th Int’l literary conference till September
ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) Advisory Committee has decided to postpone the 4th International Conference on “Language, Literature and Society (ICLLS)” till September, 2016. Senior officials of PAL told APP that the exact conference dates will be announced in due course of time. “We do understand and feel sorry for the inconvenience, research […]