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International moot on urban ecology

  • KARACHI, Jan 27 (APP): Urban problem being faced these days is owing to disproportionate population expansion, said Administrator of DHA Karachi, Brig Shahid Hassan, on Friday. He was presiding over the concluding session of an international conference on `Urban Ecology and Frontiers of Sustainable Development’. The moot was organized by the Society for Urban Ecology, […]

  • ABMUCAC for empowering local body representatives

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP): All Balochistan Muttahida Union Councils Action Committee (ABMUCAC) Friday asked the members of provincial assembly to delegate powers for empowering local body representatives. Addressing a press conference at National Press Club, ABMUCAC President Haji Farooq and Secretary Jamil Ahmed said the government should tansfer powers to local body representatives to resolve […]

  • Sharif family’s 3 generations going through unprecedented scrutiny in SC: Zubair

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP): Privatization Minister Muhammad Zubair Thursday said three generations of the Sharif family were going through an unprecedented scrutiny in the Supreme Court in Panama Papers case. Adressing a press conference along with Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N)’s Member National Assembly Daniyal Aziz, he said they were satisfied and their stand […]

  • PM Education Reforms Programme to change capital’s school, colleges condition: Maiza Hameed

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 26(APP): Parliamentary Secretary Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Maiza Hameed Thursday said Prime Minister Education Reforms Programme would change the conditions of schools and colleges in the federal capital. Speaking at oath taking ceremony of Students Council held here at Islamabad Model College for Girls G/10-2, she said Pakistan Muslim League – […]

  • Talal condemns PTI’s attack on minister in Parliament

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Member National Assembly Talal Chaudhry Thursday strongly condemned the physical attack on Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the Parliament. Talking to a private news channel, he said Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf (PTI) leaders had raised derogatory slogans against PML-N leadership in the […]

  • Khawaja Saad Rafique said it was not difficult to reply to the

    Khawaja Saad Rafique said it was not difficult to reply to the PTI in the same tone but “we and our party believes in argument and bearing with others. We believe in constructive opposition, and hate vulgarity and indecency.” He said Imran Khan desired to tax the remittances of expatriate Pakistanis. Therefore, overseas Pakistanis must […]