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NHA makes efforts to prevent overloading on highways

  • ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP): National Highway Authority (NHA) is taking concrete measures to control overloading in order to prevent its highways from being damaged. As part of such efforts, the NHA has established weigh stations on its entire network to ensure load limits as per National Highway Safety Ordinance-2000, says an official of the ministry […]

  • NHA involves private sector in road building projects

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP): National Highway Authority (NHA) has been focusing on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects to involve private sector in highway building projects. According to an official of the NHA the present government wants to upgrade road infrastructure in the next five years. He said that this goal can be achieved with the support of […]

  • Pakistani artists term visit to China a memorable experience

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP): Pakistani artists have termed visit to China, a truly memorable experience and lauded rich culture of People’s Republic of China. The exhibition ‘Collective Vision – China in the eyes of Pakistani Artists’ was initiated by the Embassy of China in Pakistan to promote and support exchanges and cooperation in the field […]

  • Pak-China artists joint exhibition attracts visitors

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP): Chinese and Pakistani artists joint exhibition is attracting a good number of visitors here at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) . The exhibition is part of the celebrations of 67thanniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

  • Arrangements finalised for anti-polio campaign

    HYDERABAD, Oct 22 (APP): On the directives of Commissioner Qazi Shahid Pervez, all Deputy Commissioners of Hyderabad Division have finalised necessary arrangements to accomplish the task of immunization of children during three-day long Polio Eradication Campaign being kicked off from October 24. Talking to APP here on Saturday, Shahid said that the government has declared […]

  • PDA for enhancing security measures in hospitals

    PESHAWAR, Oct 22 (APP): Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) has demanded the authorities to enhance security measures in hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Medical Teaching institutes. In a letter to Chief Secretary KP, PDA demanded to recruit male and female security guards and install CCTV cameras in hostels, parking areas and residential colony of doctors. They […]