LAHORE, Nov 6 (APP): Punjab Minister for Mines & Minerals, Chaudhry Sher Ali Khan said that important reforms had been introduced with an aim to increase investment opportunities and generate more revenues. Addressing a meeting, he said that reforms would discourage monopoly factor in the mines leasing process. Ch. Sher Ali Khan said that mining […]
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Reforms introduced to boost investment in mineral sector
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Repatriation of NWA displaced persons to resume
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP): Administration of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) has announced to resume the repatriation of temporary displaced persons from Monday. According to schedule issued by FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA), the process will continue from November 7 till November 10 during which displaced persons of Mir Ali subdivision would be repatriated, reported a […]
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Govt efforts to end bonded labor lauded
LAHORE, Nov 6 (APP): General Secretary Bonded Labor Liberation Front (BLLF) Syeda Ghulam Fatima has lauded the Punjab government efforts for elimination of bonded labor at brick-kilns. In a statement here on Sunday, she said after 18th Amendment, provinces have the power to formulate policies and legislate for the betterment of labour community. She said […]
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CPEC guarantor of development, prosperity: Shehbaz
LAHORE, Nov 6 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister MuhammadShehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was guarantor of development and prosperity of the country. In a statement, he said that various multi-billion dollars development projects under the CPEC were being executed across the country which would change the fateof the country.
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108,000people die each year in Pakistan from tobacco related diseases: WHO
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP): Nearly 108,000 people die each year in Pakistan from tobacc related diseases, affecting 1200 youth and children daily. According to WHO report on tobacco consumption in Pakistan, mostly people die from diseases like heart disease, stroke and emphysema while smoking causes cancer while non-smokers become victim of cardiovascular disease because of […]
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UN demanded to notice Indian atrocities in IHK
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP): Speakers in a rally on Sunday demandedUnited Nations (UN) agencies to take notice of human rightsviolations in Indian held Kashmir (IHK) and ensure right of selfdetermination for IHK people. Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement (JKSDM),International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) and Kashmir BeatReporters Association (KBRA) organized a protest rally in front ofNational […]