ISLAMABAD. (APP): State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed Thursday assured the House that the next general elections 2018 would be held under new population census. Winding up debate on resolution moved by Dr Nafisa Shah that the government should take immediate steps to conduct population census in the country, the minister conceded that […]
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General elections 2018 to be held under new population census: NA told
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April to be rainy; says weather experts
ISLAMABAD, (APP): The ongoing rain spells of Spring season would continue in most parts of the country in the month of April with intervals, according to the weather experts. Senior Meteorologist, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Farooq Dar said “keeping in view the prevailing regional and global weather conditions, it is expected that the ongoing rain […]
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Bosan urges quick implementation of subsidy on phosphate fertilizer scheme
ISLAMABAD, (APP): Minister for National Food Security and Research, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan presided over a meeting here on Thursday to review the status of subsidy on phosphate fertilizer and decided to formulate a sub-committee for quick implementation of the scheme. Dealers, members Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and importers attended the meeting. The members […]
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Government to facilitate underprivileged people:Senator Qayyum
ISLAMABAD, (APP): PML-N senator Abdul Qayyum has said that Government is working to facilitate the downtrodden people by providing them every basic facility. Talking to Radio Pakistan, he said, “we should join hands to steer the country out of difficulties and success of Pakistan falls in it.” He said the country has seen several ups […]
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300,000 persons diagnosed with TB every year in Pakistan: Dr Ejaz Qadeer
ISLAMABAD, (APP): About 300,000 new tuberculosis cases are diagnosed and treated free of charge every year in Pakistan through countrywide network of 1500 TB care facilities, National Program Manager Tuberculosis Control Dr Ejaz Qadeer said on Thursday. In an interview to APP on World TB Day 2016 observed on March 24 every year, he said […]
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ANF arrests two drug peddlers from Sukkur
KARACHI, (APP): The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Police Station Sukkur, in two different actions, arrested two drug peddlers and recovered a huge quantity of Hashish from their possession. An official of ANF told APP here on Thursday that the force during a raid at Bus terminal Sukkur arrested Abdul Majeed s/o Kareem Bux and recovered 7,500 […]