ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain Monday expressed his
grief and sorrow over the demise of Awami National Party leader Afzal Lala.
President condoles over demise of Afzal Lala
PM briefed on railway projects falling under CPEC
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad
Rafique on Monday briefed Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on
the railway projects included in China Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC) at the PM House.
Former Senator Ayaz Mandokhel arrested on charges of corruption: NAB
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): National Accountability Bureau (NAB),
Rawalpindi on Monday arrested former Senator Ayaz Khan Mandokhel
from Quetta on charges of corruption in Senate Secretariat,
Employees Cooperative Housing Society (SSECHS), Islamabad.
PM arrives in Lower Dir to distribute cheques among quake affectees
PESHAWAR, Nov 2 (APP): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived
in Dir Lower on Monday to kick off the process of distribution of
compensation cheques among affectees of earthquake that struck
these areas on October 26.
Misbah shouldn’t have retired from ODIs: Qadir
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Former Test cricketer Abdul Qadir believes
Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq shouldn’t have retired from One Day cricket as he was fit to play in the team and was the most dependable batsman.
Kerb currency market
KARACHI, Nov 2 (APP): Following were the Opening rates of
foreign currencies in kerb market, issued by the Forex Association of
Pakistan (FAP) here on Monday.
Pakistan knows its responsibility to assist developing nations: Waqar Younis
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Pakistan coach Waqar Younis on
Monday said friendly games against Nepal and Hong Kong are important as
Pakistan understands its responsibility to assist developing nations and we are excited by the opportunity to do so in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this month.
PNCA educate, entertain children through puppetry
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Pakistan National Council of the Arts
(PNCA) National Puppet Theatre (NPT) is carrying on its services to
entertain and educate the children through puppetry.
Senegal’s Foreign Minister calls on PM
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Senegal’s Foreign Minister Mankeur
Ndiaye called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif here on
Monday.
JK team wins Memorial Bridge Tournament
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): JK team beat Holdem team to win the Col.
Cheema Memorial Bridge Tournament played here at the Islamabad Club.
Lok Virsa to color November with cultural vibrancy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): National Institute of Folk and Traditional
Heritage, Lok Virsa is all set to color the month of November with vibrancy
of cultural activities that will attract art, craft and heritage lovers for
whole month.
System being evolved to facilitate smartphone applications developers : MoIT
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Ministry of Information Technology
and Telecommunications (MoIT) is in process of developing a state-
of-the-art Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Engine which would be
used to develop applications.
ECP to take action against responsible for delay in elections on 26 seats
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): The Election Commission of
Pakistan (ECP) has decided to take action against election
staff involved in mismanagement due to which, the polls of first
phase were postponed on 26 seats at various localities in Punjab
and Sindh provinces.
Closing rates of Karachi Stock Exchange
KARACHI, Nov 2 (APP): The following were the closing rates of
shares at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) issued here on Monday.
Pakistan intends to enhance defence cooperation with Senegal
RAWALPINDI, Nov 2 (APP): Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer
Hussain Monday said that Pakistan’s vision for Africa was to develop strong,
close and cooperative relations by enhancing trade, investment and defence
cooperation and establishing joint ventures as well as public-private
partnership.
Misbah should continue playing till Australia series: Mohsin Khan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Former Chief Selector Mohsin Hasan
Khan has said that skipper Misbah-ul-Haq is 100% fit and he should
continue playing till Australia series next year.
IPC Minister asks PCB to explain
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Federal Minister for Inter Provincial
Coordination (IPC) Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Monday sought explanation from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding their meeting with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that was cancelled due to protest of Shiv Sena activists last month.
President for training institutions to tackle natural calamities
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain Monday
called for establishment of training institutions for effectively
tackling natural calamities and to minimise damages caused by
these incidents.
Govt aims quake-victims’ rehabilitation before winter turns harsh : PM
KHAR (BAJAUR), Nov 2 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif Monday said the government wanted to ensure the early
rehabilitation of quake-hit families before winter turned harsh
and severe.
Tehran to host Int’l Tourism Fair
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Tehran will host the 9th International Tourism
Fair during Feb. 16-19, 2016, said the head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization’s Bureau for Publicizing Tourism and Marketing, Ali-Baqer Nemati Zargaran.
He said that a congress titled `Investment Opportunities’ will also be
organized on the sidelines of the event with the participation of investors
from a number of countries, IRNA reported.