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Senate body approves report on Women Protection (Amendment) Bill 2016

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Senate functional committee on Human Rights on Tuesday approved report of the body on `the Protection Against Harassment at workplace (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The matter was referred by the House on July 18 for consideration, finalization and adoption of the report. The committee chaired by Senator Nasreen Jalil also directed to call all […]

  • Rain with gusty winds likely at isolated places

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds is expected at isolated places of upper areas of KP, Punjab, FATA besides Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan in next 24 hours however, mainly hot and humid to prevail in other parts of the country. Rainfall is forecast at Malakand, Hazara divisions, at upper Punjab in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions, […]

  • Lawmakers laud Govt decision to raise 29 new wings of civil armed forces

    PESHAWAR, (APP): The lawmakers of Khyber Pakthunkhwa Assembly here Tuesday lauded the decision of the Federal Government to raise 29 new wings of civil armed forces to ensure internal security and improve overall border management. The raising of new wings of civil armed forces would not only help improve an overall security situation in the […]

  • Overseas Minister assures stranded Pakistani workers to resolve their problems

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi, who is presently visiting Saudi Arabia, assured the stranded Pakistani workers about early resolution of their sufferings. The Federal Minister was addressing Pakistani workers at Takhassusi, Sang, Imam camp of Saudi Oger Company at Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, said a […]

  • River Indus continues to run in low flood

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said the River Indus is flowing in low flood in “Guddu-Sukkur” Reach. According to daily FFC report all main rivers including Rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal. The river flows and reservoir elevations indicates that Tarbela Dam is at elevation of 1538.15 feet, which […]

  • DI Khan police awarded on working out two blind murder cases

    PESHAWAR, (APP): The Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani has awarded Dera Ismail Khan police officials on working out two blind murder cases and arrested the accused involved in it. According to police statement here, in the first blind murder case, a woman and her daughter were brutally murdered by unknown accused. […]