World Bank delegation calls on ACS

PESHAWAR, Nov 11 (APP):A three-member delegation of World Bank called on Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Shahab Ali Shah to discuss matters of mutual interest here on Friday. The World Bank comprising South Asian Regional Director for infrastructure, Guanzhe, Transport Specialist, Muhammad Bilal Paracha and Sr. […]

Alleged motorcycle lifter arrested

KARACHI, Nov 11 (APP):Shershah police here on Friday arrested a suspect reportedly involved in motorcycle lifting and recovered the allegedly stolen motorcycle from him. The accused was identified as Fazal Mehmood alias Raja son of Jalal, said police sources. The motorcycle recovered from the possession […]

More UK misery as economy contracts in third quarter

London, Nov 11 (AFP/APP):Britain’s economy shrank in the third quarter as inflation soars, official data showed on Friday, likely confirming it is already in a recession, dealing a fresh blow to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Bank of England has said the UK economy […]

BISP disburses Rs 67 billion among flood hit families

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (APP):Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has so far disbursed an amount of over Rs. 67 billion among 2,681,942 flood affected families under Prime Minister’s Cash Relief in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan. BISP is in process to complete the disbursement of Rs.70 […]

Seven in run for Cantt Board Wah by-polls

WAH CANTT, Nov 11 (APP):Seven candidates, two of them covering have locked their horns for the lone seat of Cantonment Board by-polls scheduled to be held on December 4, official sources told on Friday. The by polls is being held after demise of elected member […]

With Russia distracted, Erdogan courts Central Asia

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov 11 (AFP/APP):Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on post-Soviet countries in resource-rich Central Asia to ramp up ties with Ankara as he sought to take advantage of a weakening Moscow bogged down in Ukraine. “We are going through a fragile […]

GBEPA holds Session on ‘Climate Change Awareness’

GILGIT, Nov 11 (APP):The sessions on ‘Climate Change Awareness’ for students on Friday was held by Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency (GBEPA) in collaboration with other partners. The sessions were arranged at Government High School for Boys, Danyore and Government High School for Girls, Oshkhandaas. The […]