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19 killed in rain related incidents in Punjab, KP, FATA

  • ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): At least sixteen people died and more than fifty others injured in rain related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. According to details, seven laborers died when a mine caved in in Orakzai Seven laborers died and 45 were trapped when a mine caved in in Orakzai Agency, reported Radio Pakistan. […]

  • CM for redressal of public grievances

    KARACHI, Mar 13 (APP): Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah Sunday said that three departments including health, education and local bodies were most important and that if they improved their performance, most of the public grievances would be redressed automatically. This he said while talking to doctors and para-medical staff during his surprise visit […]

  • Serving ailing humanity not less than worship: CM

    LAHORE, March 13 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said service to ailing humanity was not less than a worship. He said this while presiding over a meeting for reviewing facilities being provided to patients at tehsils and district headquarters hospitals, performance of rural and basic health centers and provision of quality treatment facilities […]

  • PILDAT to hold regional conference on RTI in Asia

    ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) will hold a “Regional Conference on Right to Information in Asia”. The conference is being organised in collaboration with the Punjab Information Commission and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission as part of PILDAT’s ongoing efforts to strengthen RTI laws and their […]

  • Bilawal’s call for extending help growers

    KARACHI, Mar 13 (APP): Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, has asked the government to extend help to growers to safeguard their standing crops from any damage by the current spell of rain across the country. `These rains could pose a grave danger to the standing crops of wheat and other agriculture produces. Growers […]

  • Senate completes first parliamentary year under Rabbani

    ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): The Senate of Pakistan under the stewardship of Raza Rabbani has witnessed significant improvement in its performance, which will have positive effect on the prestige of the Parliament. The Senate on March 11 completed its first parliamentary year, 2015-16, under the chairmanship of Raza Rabbani. During the period the Senate remained […]