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Thakot-Havelian motorway project to be completed by April 2018

  • ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): Nearly 120 kilometer Thakot-Havelian motorway project would be completed in December 2019. According to Radio Pakistan , the project would be completed at a cost of over 133 billion rupees and 39 kilometre Havelian-Mansehra section would be completed by April next year. The stretch of motorway from Havelian passes through Abbottabad, […]

  • Four killed in blast in Balochistan’s Panjgur district

    ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): At least four people were killed and five injured when an explosion occurred in Panjgur on Saturday . According to levies officials, the administration has summoned a technical team to determine the nature of the blast, a private news channel reported. The explosion took place in Chedgi, an area situated at […]

  • Khadija stabbing accused awarded 7-year jail term

    LAHORE, July 29 (APP): A local court here Saturday sentenced the main accused of Khadija Siddiqui case to seven-year imprisonment after finding him guilty of stabbing the law student. The court found Shah Hussain, the son of an influential person guilty of offence and sent him to jail for seven years. The convict was arrested […]

  • Panama Case Verdict is Victory of People : Sehar Kamran

    ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP): Senator Sehar Kamran has congratulated the nation on the historic decision made by the Supreme Court on the Panama Case today. She said it is defining moment for Pakistan as five judges of the Supreme Court bench unanimously disqualified Nawaz Sharif. Senator Kamran stated it is heartening to see that state […]

  • Lahore Zoo celebrates World Tigers Day

    LAHORE, July 29 (APP): The Lahore Zoo management Saturday celebrated World Tigers Day in order to raise awareness among people regarding tiger preservation. Tiger models were placed on stalls and pamphlets were distributed among visitors about protecting natural habitat of tigers, as the species were almost near extinction. The stalls were set up at the […]

  • EXN among 3 awarded jail, Rs 106.5mln fine

    SARGODHA, July 29 (APP): Special judge of an anti-corruption court awarded 65 years collective rigorous imprisonment and fine to three officials including an executive engineer (XEN) highways over for corruption. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Director Anti-Corruption Establishment Asim Raza said that two contractors — Azizullah and Sanaullah — embezzled million of rupees in […]