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COAS calls on PM; discusses national, regional security

  • ISLAMABAD Oct 17 ( APP): Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif Monday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. “Matters pertaining to national and regional security were discussed during the meeting,” a press release from the PM House said.

  • NA panel to discuss electronic media code of conduct Tuesday

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage will meet here Tuesday (tomorrow) to discuss the implementation status of code of conduct for electronic media and strengthening of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to play its role as regulator. The meeting will also discuss baseless allegations against Waseem […]

  • NBF bookstalls at Railway platforms draw people in droves

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): Visitors are taking great interest in bookstalls put up at various Railway stations under a project of the National Book Foundation (NBF) to promote book reading culture among people. These bookshops being run at various Railway Stations including Rawalpindi, Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Failasabad, Peshawar and Gujrat also facilitate passengers by offering […]

  • PIA’s Hajj operation successfully concludes

    KARACHI, Oct 17 (APP): PIA has successfully completed its Hajj operation early on Monday when last Hajj flight PK-3528 which was operated from Jeddah arrived at Quetta carrying 200 Hujjaj. The spokesman of the national flag carrier said here that operation from Madinah had already come to an end a day earlier when PK-3526 was […]

  • 3-day “Book Fair” begins at MNSUA

    MULTAN, Oct 17 (APP): A three-day “Book Fair” of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA) began here on Monday. As many as 150 stalls have been set up by publishers where books on various topics were put on display. On the first day huge influx of visitors particularly students from different schools, colleges and […]

  • Nation’s progress linked with education: Mamnoon

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday said the nation’s progress was linked with education and stressed close collaboration among federal and provincial governments to jointly achieve the national goal of literacy. Addressing at a symposium on Achievements of Waseela-e-Taleem Project under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), the President said those nations, laying […]