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Senate passes bill aimed at protecting children from cruel treatment

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Senate on Friday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2015 aimed at providing protection to the children from cruel treatment. Another bill seeking further amendment in the National University of Sciences and Technology Act, 1997 was referred to the concerned standing committee for deliberation. Both the bills were moved by Minister for […]

  • Syed Ali Gilani’s condition improving: APHC

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani is recovering and is feeling better and the doctors of the Max Hospital in New Delhi have shifted him from the Intensive Care Unit to the general ward. According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), The APHC spokesman, Ayaz Akbar, in a statement issued […]

  • PM rejects summary on enhancing upper age limit for CSS

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday turned down a proposal of the Establishment Division seeking enhancement of the upper age limit from 28 to 30 years for the Central Superior Services (CSS) Examination. According to a document available with the APP, the Prime Minister’s Office rejected the summary saying that it did […]

  • Rivers flows, reservoirs level report

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages today is as under : Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 20800 cusecs and Outflows 32000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 8600 cusecs and Outflows 8600 cusecs,Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 16300 cusecs and […]

  • Senate passes bill aimed at protecting children from cruel treatment

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Senate on Friday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2015 aimed at providing protection to the children from cruel treatment. Another bill seeking further amendment in the National University of Sciences and Technology Act, 1997 was referred to the concerned standing committee for deliberation. Both the bills were moved by Minister for […]

  • PM meets King Salman bin Abdul Aziz

    HAFAR Al BATIN (Saudi Arabia), (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia here in Royal Palace of King Khalid military city on Thursday. Chief of Army Staff General, Raheel Sharif and Special Assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi accompanied the Prime Minister in […]