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Partly cloudy weather for parts of KP

  • PESHAWAR, Oct 29 (APP): The meteorological department here Saturday predicted mainly dry weather in most parts of the region and partly cloudy weather for Peshawar, Charsadda and Nowshera districts. Partly cloudy weather is also expected in Chitral, Upper Dir, Swat, Shangla, Battagram, Torghar and FATA including Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber and Kurram agencies. The weather conditions […]

  • SNGPL to give 45000 new domestic connections in 2016-17: GM

    MULTAN, Oct 29 (APP): General Manager, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Amjad Mumtaz said that 45000 new domestic gas connections would be provided to citizens in the year 2016-17 in Multan region which comprises many districts of southern Punjab. The GM SNGPL told APP that SNGPL showed almost 100 per cent increase this year […]

  • 17 suspects arrested

    PESHAWAR, Oct 29 (APP): The Capital City Police during search operation have arrested 17 suspects including a Proclaimed Offenders and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. According to Police statement issued here Saturday that search operation was carried out in City, Cantt, Rural and Saddar circle and arrested 17 suspects and one PO. The […]

  • Irrigation dept recovers over Rs 30m ‘Abiana’

    MULTAN, Oct 29 (APP): Irrigation department has recovered over Rs 30 million water rate (Abiana) from growers during Rabbi season 2015-16 Multan zone. According to official sources here on Saturday, the department recovered water rate (Abiana) over Rs 2.9 million from Multan district, Rs 71,229 from Lodhran, over Rs 12.5 million from Vehari and over […]

  • 387 MW to be generated by 2018 from Baggase

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP): Alternative Energy Development Board has issued Letters of Intent (LOIs) to 12 companies and sugar mills to generate 387 MW electricity. Official sources told APP here that these projects were on different stages of development. Out of 12, some six projects would start generation by December 2017 while remain would be […]

  • Four Polio Pakistani Workers Awarded in France

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP): Four Pakistan Polio workers were awarded prestigious Louis Pasteur medals by the Pasteur Institute of France in recognition of their laudable services towards eradication of polio from Pakistan. Muhammad Khuram Shehzad, Syed Latif, Ms. Azra Altaf, and Aziz Memon were awarded the medals in an impressive ceremony in Pasteur Institute in […]