ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information,Broadcasting and National Heritage will meet here tomorrow (Thursday) to scrutinize the budgetary proposals relating to Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of the ministry and its attached departments for fiscal year 2017-18. The meeting to be chaired by Pir Muhammed Aslam Bodla,MNA. Senior officials from the Ministry of […]
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NA panel on IB&NH to meet Thursday
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CPEC to bring prosperity for people of AJK: Masood Khan
ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan Wednesday said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), would bring prosperity for people of the AJK. Talking to a news channel, he said there was need to develop tourism in AJK to achieve the objectives. He said the AJK had had big potential for hydro […]
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29 held with contraband
SARGODHA, (MILLAT/APP): Police Wednesday claimed to have arrested 29 drug pushers and recovered narcotics and illegal weapons from their possession. According to police said that on the direction of DPO, the teams of different police stations conducted raids within the areas of their jurisdiction and arrested 29 drug paddlers and recovered over 7 kilogram Hashish, […]
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Key studies of REDD+, Readiness Project inaugurated
ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP):Minister of Climate Change, Zahid Hamid has inaugurated two key studies of REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) here aiming to develop National REDD+ strategy and its implementation framework. The project is aimed at making necessary technical, institutional and legal preparations needed for formally implementing the REDD+ programmes in Pakistan. The studies […]
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Stocks rise on Yellen’s positive US outlook
LONDON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – European and Asian stock markets rose solidly Wednesday following a rally in Tokyo, as investors reacted to indications that US interest rates could climb as early as March. The dollar extended gains as traders cheered upbeat remarks on the US economy by Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen on Tuesday and her suggestion […]
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Meeting discusses monsoon contingency plan 2017
PESHAWAR, (MILLAT/APP): Deputy Director Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Wajid Ali Khan Wednesday chaired a meeting to review and discuss post-monsoon contingency plan 2017. The meeting also discussed coordination of concerned agencies with PDMA and preparedness for upcoming monsoon. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Director PDMA stressed upon coordination of all the organizations with PDMA […]