ISLAMABAD, (APP): National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights on Friday said that strict legislation should be introduced to control the illegal trade of human organs. The meeting of the committee was held here at Parliament House MNA Babar Nawaz Khan in the chair. The committee discussed in details the steps taken by Human Organ […]
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NA body for strict laws against illegal trade of human organs
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Dar felicitates PM, FBR for achieving revenue target of Rs 3104 bln
ISLAMABAD,(APP): Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Friday felicitated Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for achieving a very difficult target of Rs 3104 billion during financial year 2015-16, that ended on June 30. He said unlike in the past, the government did not revise revenue target during the […]
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City administration finalizes security plan
SUKKUR, (APP): The city district administration has finalized new security plan for “Chand Raat” and Eid-ul-Fitr under which civil defence and bomb disposal squad are put on red alert to avoid any untoward incident across the district. During the last ten days of Ramazan, traffic was made one-way in all important commercial centres including Glamour […]
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Railways to complete computerization of land after Eid
ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan Railways will complete the computerization of its across country land record immediately after Eid-ul-Fitr,an official in the Ministry of Railways told APP. The hi tech land management system is aimed at evaluating exact position of the department’s land situated across the country. “A Land Record Management Information System (LRMS) is being developed […]
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Nationwide derive kicks off for re-verification of CNICs
ISLAMABAD, (APP): The countrywide campaign for re-verification of Computerized National Identity Cards (CINC) began on Friday. According to a private news channel , NADRA has established the helpline capable of handling 10,000 calls per day and a gateway of 150,000 SMS per day to facilitate people who will report suspected CNICs issued to aliens. NADRA […]
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Pakistan urged to extend Afghan refugees
NEW YORK, (APP): Human Rights Watch has urged the Pakistani government to educe rights violations against Afghan refugees by extending their legal residency status until at least December 31, 2017. “On Wednesday, the government extended registered Afghan refugees” Proof of Residency (PoR) cards for six months, until the end of 2016. “But an extension to […]