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Ministry seeks more funding for mother, child healthcare

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Federal Ministry of Health Services has urged for more national and provincial funding for maternal and child healthcare programmes to reduce high mortality rates in the country. Under a National Action Plan 2016-2025 prepared by the ministry, public investments in health and other social determinants should increase substantially over the next few years. […]

  • FIA apprehends 1115 human traffickers in three months

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Federally Investigation Agency (FIA) has apprehended 1115 suspects during last three months under its ongoing drive against human smugglers and traffickers. The drive had been launched as per direction of Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and so far FIA arrested 321 proclaimed offenders, 17 most wanted suspects, 89 absconders and 688 […]

  • Ministry establishes Monitoring Section to keep private Haj packages under check

    ISLAMABAD,(APP):The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has established a Monitoring Section to keep private hajj packages of Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) under check. According to official sources, the section is responsible to monitor break up of the packages of Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) and keep strict vigil on their packages. The monitoring section […]

  • Mobile phone signals suspension realizes importance of steadfast landline

    ISLAMABAD, (APP):The mobile phone users have realized the importance of landline phone within partial suspension its signals during last four days owing to sit-in at D-Chowk of Federal Capital. No doubt with avid popularity of mobile phones in a decade and obviously across the globe, the users tend to forget importance of old but steadfast […]

  • Authority takes action against land grabbers

    MIRPUR, (APP): Mirpur authorities have decided to initiate stringent action against the state-owned land grabbers in Mirpur district, official sources said. At the first leg of the drive, the public land belonging to the Irrigation department in the district would be got vacated from the illegal occupation of the land grabber mafia. The Decisions was […]

  • Pictorial exhibition to highlight ZAB’s struggle from Friday

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): A pictorial exhibition to highlight the struggle of founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, on eve of his 37th death anniversary, will start from Friday. The exhibition would continue till April 4 and it is organizing on the directives of Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Information Maula Bux […]