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2915 MW added to national grid system in last 3 years

  • ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (APP): As many as some 2915.30 MW electricity has been added to the National grid system since 2013. Official sources told APP here that the said quantum of energy was added to the system from 25 small projects which were completed during the last three years. However, they said that several projects […]

  • Minor boy succumbs to his injuries in Srinagar

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): A minor boy has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Srinagar, raising the number of civilians killed by Indian forces during the ongoing Kashmir Intifada to 110. According to KMS, the 12-year-old school boy, Junaid Ahmad, sustained head injuries when Indian forces fired pellets on peaceful protesters in Saidpora area of […]

  • PM lauds FAO’s role in rehabilitation of TDPs

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif,Thursday acknowledged the contribution of Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO) in poverty reduction and food security inPakistan. “We deeply appreciate the role of FAO in emergency andrehabilitation assistance for the Temporarily Displaced Persons(TDPs). The livelihood restoration programmes of the organization indisaster affected areas also deserve our profound appreciation,” […]

  • Balochistan Home Department refutes news

    QUETTA, (APP): The Home Department, government of Balochistan has refuted statement of a political party published in newspapers which claimed disappearance and killing of some people in actions taken by the security forces in month of September. In a press release issued by the Home and Tribal Affairs Department here, the officials termed the statement […]

  • Cable Operators protest against Indian aggression on LoC, IOK

    QUETTA, (APP): The Cable Operators Association on Thursday staged a protest in front of Quetta Press Club against the Indian aggression in Indian Occupied Kashmir and unprovoked firing at Pakistani territory. The protesters, joined by a large number of people from civil society, also torched effigy of Indian prime minister, Narendar Modi. The protestors also […]

  • APHC hails Pakistan’s support to Kashmir cause

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The All Parties Hurriyet Conference while hailing the unanimous support extended by Pakistani leadership to the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle, in occupied Kashmir, has said that Islamabad has always been supporting their right to self-determination. The APHC in its statement issued in Srinagar said, “Pakistan being a very important party to the dispute of […]