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Car production up 6.28% in 11 months, 19.35% in May

  • ISLAMABAD, July 20 (APP): The production of jeeps and cars increased by 6.28 percent during first eleven months of the fiscal year 2016-17 compared to the output of the corresponding period of last year. As many as 178,944 jeeps and cars were manufactured during July-May (2016-17) compared to the production of 168,363 units during July-May […]

  • CM approves several projects

    PESHAWAR, July 19 (APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak presided over the 16th meeting of the Board of Directors of Provincial Housing Authority that cleared the budget of 2016-17 and approved the budgetary proposals for the year 2017-18. The meeting took place at Chief Minister Secretariat, Peshawar, was attended by Special Assistant to CM […]

  • Mayor Karachi visits different areas after rain

    KARACHI, July 19 (APP): Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar paid a detailed visit to different areas of the city after rain on Wednesday. He went to Burns Road, Saddar, Empress Market, Numaish, M.A. Jinnah Road and the Rain Emergency Centre in the KMC Sports Complex at Kashmir Road, said a statement. He issued directive to concerned […]

  • Parliamentarians wellcome approval of Election Bill-2017

    ISLAMABAD, July 19 (APP): Parliamentarians belonging to different political parties on Wednesday wellcomed the approval of Election Bill- 2017 in consultation with all parliamentary parties. Talking to media outside the Parliament House here, Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (JUI-F) Senator Naeema Kishwar Khan appreciated the approval of Election Bill-2017 and congratulated the Minister for Law and Justice […]

  • There is no proof that prime minister owns any property; Ejaz Afzal

    ISLAMABAD, July 19 (APP); Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan heading three- member special implementation bench of the Supreme Court on Panama case, on Wednesday remarked that there is no proof that the prime minister owns any property by himself. Another judge of the bench Justice Azmat Saeed remarked that no corruption or misuse of authority was […]

  • PTV should prepare special programmes to celebrate 70th Independence Day: Marriyum

    ISLAMABAD, July 19 (APP): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan Television (PTV) should prepare the special programmes to celebrate the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan with full zeal and fervor. PTV has started the recording of programmes in the supervision and guidance of high officials, said a press […]