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PM says committed to ease life of common man with better amenities

  • RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 21 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his government was making every effort to reduce the miseries of common man by providing them better life amenities. “I want to ease the lives of common people by giving them access to basic facilities in a respectable way, particularly better […]

  • GCUF starts online registration for BA,BCom,MA exams

    FAISALABAD, Oct 21 (APP): The Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) has started online registration of students for first annual examinations of BA/BSc, BCom and MA/MSc 2017. A spokesman for the GCUF said here on Friday that eligible candidates could apply for registration with single fee of Rs 1,500 up to October 28 whereas the registration […]

  • PTV attack case; Imran and Qadri arrest warrants intact

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday ordered to maintain Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri arrest warrants in PTV and Parliament attack case and adjourned the hearing till November 17. Judge ATC Justice Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi heard the PTV and Parliament attack case and the court maintained arrest warrants of 70 accused […]

  • SNGPL yet to recover over Rs 123 bln from industrial defaulters

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP): The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has yet to recover around Rs 123.187 billion from industrial defaulters, official sources said Friday. “As on August 2016, K-Electric, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Pakistan Steel Mills, two independent power producers (IPPs), 11 captive power units, eight compressed natural gas (CNG) stations […]

  • CCPA seeks Rs 2.76 per unit cut in tariff for September

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP): The Central Power Purchase Agency(CPPA) requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority(NEPRA) to reduce Rs.2.76 per unit for September under monthly fuel adjustment mechanism. Official sources told APP here that in a petition, the CPPA submitted to the regulator that some 10.034 billion units were sold in September costing Rs.36.85 billion. […]

  • Curfew, restrictions in IOK to thwart marches

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP): The puppet authorities imposed curfew and other restrictions in all major towns to prevent marches towards the residences of members of the so-called Legislative Assembly (MLAs) across the territory, today. According to Kashmir Media Service,call for the three-day marches has been given by the joint resistance leadership comprising the All Parties […]