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Five-member FATA reforms commission constituted

PESHAWAR: A five-member Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) reforms commission has been constituted to suggest immediate, medium term and long term reforms, media reports...

Load shedding duration to be reduced during Ramadan: Abid

FAISALABAD: The minister of state for water and power Abid Sher Ali said on Saturday that duration of load shedding will be reduced during...

No plan to raise railway’s fares: Saad

LAHORE: The federal minister for railway Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Saturday that no proposal is under consideration to raise the railway’s fares. Talking to...

Construction of Dasu hydropower project to start shortly

LAHORE: The construction work on the proposed 4,230 megawatt Dasu hydropower project will begin shortly, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said in Lahore while...

Federal govt plans to launch ‘awami insurance scheme’

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering launching the ‘awami insurance scheme’ from July 1 through State Life Insurance and it will cover all people...

Pakistan facing losses worth Rs 1 trillion annually due to load shedding

ISLAMABAD: The country is facing losses worth Rs one trillion annually due to load shedding, the federal minister for water and power Khawaja Asif...

76,000 children administered polio drops in Khyber Agency

PESHAWAR: A special anti-polio campaign was conducted by the political administration in collaboration with the security forces at Malak Din Khel area of Tehsil...

Eat brightly coloured fruits, vegetables to save skin from damage during summer

ISLAMABAD: A new research says that the heat and Ultraviolet (UV) rays cause significant oxidative damage to skin and other organs during summers. Therefore, it...

Austria shows interest in hydropower generation in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Austria has said that it has a keen interest in hydropower generation in Pakistan with particular reference of financing 1,300 megawatt additional power...

Nawaz makes polio vaccination mandatory for travellers from FATA

ISLAMABAD: The army will be deployed to ensure that travellers from the Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to settled areas are administered polio vaccination,...

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