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Cold,dry weather forecast for city

  • MULTAN, Dec 16 (APP)::The local Met office has forecast cold and dry weather with chances of mist in the morning for city andits suburbs during the next 24 hours. On Saturday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded as 20.5 degrees centigrade and 5 degrees centigrade, respectively. Humidity was recorded 92 per cent at 8am […]

  • Railways revenue expected to jump to Rs. 50 bn by 2016

    KARACHI, Dec 16 (APP):The revenue of Pakistan Railways was expected to increase to Rs. 50 billion by June 30, 2018, said Minister for Railways, Khawaja Saad Rafiq here on Saturday. He informed the media persons that the revenue of Pakistan Railways had jumped to Rs. 40 billion till June 30, 2017 from Rs.18 billion in […]

  • Flowers exhibition at UAF concludes

    FAISALABAD, Dec 16 (APP)::The annual Chrysanthemum and Autumn Flower Exhibition organized by Institute of Horticulture Sciences at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) concluded here on Saturday. A number of flower stalls were set up where 100 varieties of Chrysanthemum were put on display in the exhibition. The concluding ceremony was chaired by UAF Vice […]

  • Contributions to national strength best way to pay homage to Shuhada: COAS

    RAWALPINDI, Dec 16 (APP):Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa Saturday said that the best way to pay homage to country’s Shuhada was through contributions to the national strength in pursuit ofnational objectives. He stated this during a visit to Army Marksmanship Firing Rangesnear Jhelum, where he attended the closing ceremony of the […]

  • Only those following merit to become part of Islamabad police; says SSP

    ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (APP):Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Sajid Kiani Saturdaydirected all police officials to resolve the complaints of people purely on merit as those involved in corrupt practices and sluggish policing wouldnot be tolerated in the force. He stated this while addressing the police officials here at Rescue 15 where all Superintendents of Police […]

  • DPC to hold , protest against Trump’s announcement

    LAHORE, Dec 16 (APP):Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) will organize a conference at Chowk Istanbul here on Sunday, December17 (tomorrow) to condemn USA President Donald Trump’s announcement to make Jerusalem as capital of Israel. According to a Difa-e-Pakistan statement issued here, religious leaders and scholars will address the conference. The council in its statement has urged political […]