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Defunct lights along Margalla Hills road posing threat to lives

  • ISLAMABAD, Sept, 25 (APP): The majority of the road lights along city’s tourists heart Daman-e-Koh, that draws significant number of tourists daily, are non-functional, posing serious threat to the safety of the visitors and local residents. More than half of the lights along a 9km hilly route having many dangerous sharp curves require CDA’s urgent […]

  • No flood situation in any river: FFC

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 25 (APP): The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Monday said there was no flood situation in the country and all major Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi & Sutlej) were flowing normal. According to daily FFC report on Monday, Tarbela and Mangla Reservoirs were at elevations of 1506.66 feet & 1210.30 feet respectively (43.34 feet […]

  • Polio drive concludes in Rawalpindi

    RAWALPINDI, Sep 22 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Talat Gondal on Friday said the polio campaign which started in the district on September 18 has concluded successfully. Chairing a meeting to review the outcome of the drive, Deputy Commissioner said over 849,000 children below five years age, were administered anti-polio drops during the campaign launched in all […]

  • Sunni Tehrik protest killing of Rohinga Muslims

    RAWALPINDI, Sep 22 (APP);The city chapter of Sunni Tehrik on Friday held protest demonstration against the killing of Rohinga Muslims, and called upon UN to intervene to stop the brutalities. Addressing the demonstration, President city chapter Mufti Laiqat Ali Rizvi said Buddhists were brutally killing innocent Muslims in Burma. He said children and women were […]

  • Engineers associated with nation building depts. formed ‘KPAGE’

    PESHAWAR Sept.22 (APP): The engineers associated with the nation building departments have formed a separate association named Khyber Pakthunkhwa Association of Graduate Engineers (KPAGE) and elected an interim cabinet under the chairmanship of Engr. Shakir Habib. The interim cabinet would complete the membership drive in the coming six months time and would hold formal elections. […]