SWABI, (APP): Unknown assailants here on Thursday shot dead a village councilor of Ward No 3 and escaped from the scene. According to police, the incident took place in Gulbahar, Ward 3 where a village councilor member named Imtiaz Ali Jan was shot dead by unknown assailants. The assailants who were riding a motorbike escaped […]
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Parliamentarians laud PM for turning around national economy
ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said all development and welfare schemes should focus on improving the standard of living of the people and directed that irritants, if any, must be removed expeditiously. He was talking to a group of parliamentarians who separately called on the Prime Minister. The MNAs who called on […]
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Indian police arrest Muslim students over beef rumours
NEW DELHI, (APP/AFP) – Police in India arrested four Muslim students on charges of breaching the peace after rumours the men were cooking beef sparked protests, an officer said Thursday. Hundreds of fellow students and right-wing Hindu activists had gathered outside a university residence in the northern state of Rajasthan on Monday and were accusing […]
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German CG calls on Governor Balochistan
QUETTA, (APP): German Counsel General based in Karachi, Mr. Rainer Scheidchen called on Governor Balochistan, Muhammad Khan Achakzai at Governor House and discussed matters of mutual understanding. Talking to him, Governor Balochistan said that China-Pak Economic Corridor is part of road belt of China which would trigger trade activities in the region.”CPEC will bring great […]
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Turkmenistan invited to join CPEC to boost its external trade
ISLAMABAD, (APP): Federal Minister for Commerce, Khurram Dastgir Khan Thursday invited Turkmenistan to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and promote its external trade through Arabian Sea by utilizing the Pakistan’s southern port of Gwadar. “The port of Gwadar can prove very beneficial for all the Central Asian Countries, including Turkmenistan to promote their trade […]
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EU Ambassador calls on COAS; discusses regional security
RAWALPINDI, (APP): European Union Special Representative and Head of the European Union Delegation for Afghanistan, Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellibin on Thursday called on Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. Matters relating to regional security situation were discussed, an ISPR media release stated. The Ambassador during the meeting, appreciated successes of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and efforts of […]