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Afghan media delegation visits APP headquarters

  • ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): An eight-member Afghan media delegation, which is on a five-day visit to Pakistan, on Monday visited the headquarters of Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and exchanged views to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of media between the two neighbouring countries. Veteran journalist Rahimullah Yousafzai, who is also head of the Media Section […]

  • Special campaign launched in Lower Dir

    ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): Directorate of Culture Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has launched a special campaign in Lower Dir to promote local culture. He said that purpose of the campaign is to promote local culture, traditions and customs. A number of poetry and music programmes will be arranged in the district as part of the three- month campaign,reported a […]

  • PPD receives around 1200 entries for letter writing competition

    ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): Pakistan Postal Department (PPD) has received more than 1200 entries for 46 letter writing competition entries from all over the country. The topic for this year competition is ‘Imagine you are an advisor to the new United Nations Secretary General which world issues would you help him tackle first and how would you […]

  • Minor dies in accident

    SIALKOT, (MILLAT/APP): A student of class-I died in an accident on Monday when a loading van ran over him in an under construction portion of Government Primary School Qilla Take Singh, near here. According to police, Abdul Rehman (8) was playing in the school when a loading van came inside the under-construction portion of school […]

  • Population census to begin from 15th March

    ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): First phase of the 6th National Population Census will simultaneously begin in sixty three districts across the country from Wednesday. Radio Pakistan quoting official sources said, in the first phase, the census will be conducted in sixteen districts of Punjab, eight districts of Sindh, fourteen districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fifteen districts of Balochistan, […]

  • 12,944 enumerators to conduct census in three major cities of Sindh

    KARACHI, (MILLAT/APP): No less than 12,944 enumerators comprising officials from local government, school education, health and revenue departments will remain engaged during the first phase of National Census 2017 in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas from March 15 to April 15. Concerned officials talking to APP here on Monday said all arrangements have been finalised to […]