ISLAMABAD, Mar 14 (APP): State Minister for Water and Power, Abid Sher Ali on Monday apprised the National Assembly that load-shedding from the country would be ended by 2018 due to timely completion of power generation projects in pipeline. Replying to a question, the minister said that Minister of Water and Power had taken various steps in this regard during the tenure of present government which included completion of under construction projects on war footing basis.

RAWALPINDI, Mar 14 (APP): Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday emphasized, as we move towards conclusion of large scale kinetic operation in FATA, there is need to look ahead and consolidate gains for long term.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 14 (APP): Minister Planning, Development and Reform Prof Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that universities in FATA, Zhob and Gwadar, located on Western route of China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will start functioning this year to produce quality human resource for CPEC in these areas.These universities are part of government’s efforts to produce quality human resource along with focusing on infrastructure development and energy production through this mega development project.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 14 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday strongly condemned the bomb blast in Ankara, Turkey and expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the tragic incident.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): The World Bank in its recent Macroeconomic Outlook-2015 about Pakistan, has projected steady growth, recovery-cum-low inflation, supported byfiscal consolidation and improving external position for the next two years.

ISLAMABAD, March 13 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was in the habit of telling lies.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Ambassador of Pakistan in China Masood Khalid has said that he was looking forward to see the outcomes of the China’s outgoing ‘Two sessions’ with reference to the country’s economic blueprints. The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, colloquially known as ‘Two sessions’ in China is a politicial consultative body of China comprisingdelegates from a range of political parties and organziations and independent members.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday chaired a briefing session here on the consultative process with stakeholders on draft Companies Bill 2016. He was also briefed about Pakistan stock market’s possible induction into the emerging markets index of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI).

LAHORE, March 13 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that elimination of energy crisis was a major challenge and all out resources were being utilized to overcome it.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Minister of State and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), MNA Marvi Memon Sunday said that great Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai’s message of peace, tolerance and women empowerment was universal in its reach.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Managing Director Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation (APPC) Masood Malik has said Karachi issue can only be sorted out with the installment of good administrative structure. Talking to PTV News, Senior journalist Masood Malik said that political parties have consensus over several national issues such as CPEC and NAP and they also must develop concordance over Karachi issue as well.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): The government was making all-out  efforts to bring about reforms in the Federal Directorate of  Education (FDE) for further improving its functioning. Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development  Division Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary said while talking to APP.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has successfully disbursed about Rs. 362.25 billion across the country since inception. BISP has successfully achieved all the goals and objectives set by the Federal Government and International Development Partners from time to time since inception.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Saturday expressed his utmost grief and sorrow over the tragic incident of coal mine collapse in Orakzai Agency. The Prime Minister extended condolences to the families of those who became victims of the catastrophe.

ISLAMABAD, March 12 (APP): Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rahman has been invited by UNESCO and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the formulation of policy to use technology for the proliferation of education. While addressing this forum at UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week at Paris, Anusha Rahman said, “ICT is the key enabler of socio economic development,” according to a message received here from Paris.