National News

Pervaiz Rashid urges media to play role in highlighting climate

  • change threat ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Monday urged the national media to play its role in highlighting the climate change threat. Addressing the inaugurals session of the three-day National Conference on “Water and environment for sustainable development in changing climate” here,he said the […]

  • SMEs success depends on linkages with academia, global competitiveness

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): The success of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector depends on strong linkages with academia for research and global competitiveness as well as on collaborations with both domestic and international markets. The government should promote SMEs to reduce unemployment, Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders, Shahid Rasheed Butt said. In a […]

  • PMLN Mardan gathering takes its popularity to new highest in KP: MPA

    PESHAWAR Oct 17 (APP): The popularity graph of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) has raised to highest level in Khyber Pakthunkhwa due to people friendly policies of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He said presence of a mammoth gathering in PMLN public meeting at Mardan demonstrated that the party was in position to form next government […]

  • Zardari felicitates Chairman PPP on successful rally

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): Former president Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on holding the successful Karsaz rally. He congratulated the chairman and party workers for taking outsuch a mammoth rally to pay homage to the martyrs of democracy, who laid down their lives when the Karawan of […]

  • Old man killed, motorcyclist injured

    KOHAT, Oct 17 (APP): A 65-year-old man was killed while the motorcyclist who hit him was critically wounded on main Hangu road here on Monday. Kohat police said, the incident occurred near Muhammad Zai area on main Hagu road where a motorcyclist hit an elderly man Muhammad Ismail alias Kachu. The motorcyclist identified as Muhammad […]

  • PIA plans to acquire 10 to 12 aircrafts on lease: Spokesperson

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): Pakistan International Airlines(PIA) is planning to acquire ten to twelve aircrafts on lease to expand its services across the globe. Talking to private news channel, the PIA spokesperson said that the move is aimed at improving service of the national flag carrier. Following the leasing plan, the national airline will open […]