UNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (APP): Condemning Sunday’s attack in Ramallah
against a prominent Palestinian political figure, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has called for a thorough investigation into the incident and has reiterated the call by top United Nations officials to reduce tensions in the region and avoid actions that would spark further violence.
UN special envoy condemns attack against Palestinian politician
Pervaiz sees PML-N victory in LB polls
LAHORE, Oct 26 (APP): PML-N Lahore President Pervaiz Malik MNA
on Monday expressed the hope that his party would win local bodies
elections with a thumping majority.
Khanewal-Raiwind double track to be completed in 2015-16
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): Pakistan Railways is all set to
double railway track from Khanewal to Raiwind and Shahdara to
Lalamusa during the financial year 2015-16.
Proper education; a basic need to make society exemplary; Director IBA Sukkur
SUKKUR, Oct 26 (APP): Proper education, care, guidance and character
building are the basic need for success and to make any society exemplary, so we have to insist on education for strong and progressive Pakistan.
Timeline of major earthquakes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): Pakistan is situated at the North
Western side of the Indian subcontinent and overlaps both with the
Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates.
60 injured in earthquake brought to LRH: Spokesman
PESHAWAR, Oct 26 (APP): Almost sixty injured of earthquake
related incidents were brought to the Lady Reading Hospital, the
biggest teaching hospital of Peshawar, said spokesman of the hospital.
WI joins Australia on the top of ICC Women’s Championship table
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): West Indies 3-0 win over Pakistan in St
Lucia on Saturday, has allowed it to join the world number-one Australia on
the top of the ICC Women’s Championship table released on Monday.
Pakistan played four ODIs against the West Indies on the tour and
though it won the opening match of the series, only the last three matched
counted towards the ICC Women’s Championship, says a press release issued
here.
Two after shocks recorded after earthquake
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): Two after shocks were reported after a
strong earthquake that rattled many parts of the country on Monday
afternoon.
Fatima Foundation’s allergy relief camp concludes in Shikarpur
SUKKUR, Oct 26 (APP): As many as 200 patients were treated at the
two-day free pollen allergy relief camp set up by a local NGO, which concluded on Monday, at UC Wazeer Abad, Shikarpur district.
LG representatives urged to create awareness against polio
PESHAWAR, Oct 26 (APP): The speakers here on Monday urged the
representatives of local government to create awareness among people against polio disease to wipe out it as quickly as possible.
Several persons booked by Civil line police
FAISALABAD,Oct 26 (APP): Civil Line police has booked about
one several people including aspiring contestants of Local Bodies Election on the charge of attacking Returning Officer.
8.1 magnitude earthquake jolts KP, Fata
PESHAWAR, Oct 26 (APP): A powerful earthquake measuring 8.1 magnitude
on the Richter scale rocked most parts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa and Fata here on Monday afternoon.
FBISE supplementary exams of HSSC to start from Nov 3
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): Supplementary exams of
Intermediate under the Federal Board of Intermediate
and Secondary Education(FBISE) will start on November 3, 2015.
According to the Controller of Examinations, Qasim Ali Kazmi the
written exams of FBISE Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) will
commence from Tuesday.
Children slam PTI Govt for construction of Rescue 1122 office on park land
SWAT, Oct 26 (APP): The children here Monday staged protest
demonstration against Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf Government for its proposed plan of constructing the office of Rescue 1122 on the land of children park at Saidu Sharif and demanded Chief Minister KP and Imran Khan to construct the said facility at some other places and not deprive them from positive activities of playing sports.
2 mln Pakistani girls to benefit from Michelle Obama’s education initiative
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): About two million girls in Pakistan
will benefit from the U.S. First Lady’s education initiative
recently launched with an investment of $70 million.
Earthquake jolts Faisalabad
FAISALABAD, Oct 26 (APP): Earthquake of high intensity
jolted the city on Monday. The earthquake struck at 2:12 p.m.
Final exams of AIOU from November 2
SUKKUR, Oct 26 (APP): Deputy Regional Director, Allama Iqbal Open
University (AIOU), Regional Center Sukkur on Monday announced for all concerned that AIOU will conduct its final exams of SSC, FA, BA and BS Computer Science programs for Semester Spring, 2015 from November 2.
Entry banned
FAISALABAD,Oct 26 (APP): District Coordination Officer (DCO),
Noorul Amin Mengal,under section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC),
has prohibited the entry of irrelevant persons within 100 meters radius
of the examination centers in district Faisalabad set up by Punjab University Lahore for BA/BSc Supplementary Examinations 2015.
World Day for Audio-visual Heritage on Oct 27
HYDERABAD, Oct 26 (APP): World Day for Audio-visual Heritage will be
celebrated on Oct 27 across the globe to highlight the value of Audio-visual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, audio and video recordings that contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Indian girl leaves for home with all hope to meet her actual family
KARACHI, Oct 26 (APP): The 23 year old deaf-mute Indian girl
Geeta left for home on Monday via PK 272 after no less than 13 years
long wait.