ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (APP): A journalist Bashshish Ahmed was shot dead on Sunday by unidentified gunmen Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, district Harripur and journalist community protesting against the killing and demanding the early arrest of culprits. According to the Police official, Bakhshish Ahmad, the bureau chief of “The K2 Times” newspaper, came under attack in his home […]
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Journalist Bakhshish Ahmad shot dead in Harripur: police
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NHA to hold open bidding for auction of 30 toll plazas on June 15
ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (APP): National Highway Authority (NHA) plans to hold open bidding for auction for maintenance of 30 toll plazas and Collection of toll revenue on various national highways. The toll plazas to be auctioned have been divided in three packages. Package-I includes 11 toll plazas i.e. Iqbal Shaheed, Harro, Sangjani, Mandra, Qutbal, Tarraki,Jhelum, […]
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AIOU holds Qirat, Naat, calligraphy contests at national level
ISLAMABAD, June 11 (APP): Forty-four regional offices of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) across the country have started holding Qirat, Naat, speeches and postal calligraphy completions among the local students. These are in connection with Ramzan-ul-Mubarik in order to motivate the young generation to follow Quran and Sunnah in their practical life, said a press […]
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Watermelon in hot demand during Ramzan
ISLAMABAD, June 11 (APP): Demand of watermelon has increased during Ramzan as a nutritious and healthy food which not only to quench thrust after fasting whole the day in scorching heat but also gives energy to body. Majority of the people use the watermelon as an essential ingredient in iftar. The juice of watermelon is […]
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Foreign furniture manufacturers keen to participate in Pak Expo
LAHORE, June 11 (APP): Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) received tremendous response from foreign and local companies to display their furniture products in the 3-day mega event titled 8th Pakistan Interiors Exhibition 2017, being organized at Expo Centre Karachi from July 7. In a press release issued here on Sunday, PFC Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq […]
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Int’l day against child labour on June 12
ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (APP): Like elsewhere across the globe, Pakistan will observe the World Day against Child Labour on June 12 reaffirming its commitment to combat the menace and help develop an atmosphere congenial for all children. The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization (ILO) sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 […]