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First phase of operation against illegal Indian DTH television completed: Absar

  • ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): Chairman Pakistan Electronic MediaRegulatory Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam said on Tuesday that firstphase of operation against illegal Indian Director to Home (DTH)television has been completed successfully. Addressing a press conference here he said that severalarrests have been made and equipment used in this illegal businessconfiscated. He said that this was a […]

  • Target killer arrested

    KARACHI, Oct 18 (APP): The New Karachi Industrial Area police here on Monday night apprehended a target killer, associated with a political party. Station House Officer, New Karachi Industrial Area of Police Station, Tariq Raheem informed that accused Rana Mehmood Hassan alias Kuppi had killed five persons in different target killings. A case has been […]

  • PML-N government puts country on path of progress: PM

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday said with remarkable improvement brought about in every segment of life and economy during the last over three years, the PML-N government has put the country on the path of real progress and prosperity. “There is huge difference in today’s Pakistan and that of […]

  • PAF aircraft crashes near Masroor base

    KARACHI, Oct 18 (APP): A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft, crashed near Masroor Base here on Tuesday. A PAF spokesperson said that the aircraft was on a routine operational training mission. ” Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed near Masroor Base, Karachi. No […]

  • Two judges injured in road accident

    SARGODHA, Oct 18 (APP): Two Additional Sessions Judges (ASJs)sustained injuries in a road accident in Atta Shaheed police limits on Tuesday. Police sources said that ASJs Khalid Rehman and Tahir Khalil were travelling in a car on Faisalabad-Sargodha road when a speeding dumper vehicle hit their car near Pul 111 causing severe injuries to them. […]

  • SNGPL, SSGCL detected 133,106 gas theft cases in three years

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) have detected around 133,106 gas theft cases in their respective operational areas during the last three years. From July 2013 to August 2016, the SNGPL identified 130,516 theft cases, involving 18,031 mmcf (million cubic feet) gas and […]