E&T Motor branch collects revenue of Rs 252.119 mln

SARGODHA, Jun 25 (APP): Excise & Taxation (E&T) Motor branch authority collected revenue of Rs 252.119 million against the set target of Rs 225.064 million, thus surpassing the token tax collection target by Rs 27.055 million during the current financial year. Taking to APP here […]

Sri Lanka names 18-man squad for Australia Test series

Colombo, June 25 (AFP/APP): Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka’s 18-man squad for the two-match Test series against Australia, which starts next week in Galle, the island nation’s cricket board said Saturday. The first Test starts on June 29 and the second will be from […]

Daily new fever cases drop below 10,000 in DPRK

PYONGYANG, June 25 (Xinhua/APP): About 9,600 fever cases were reported in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Friday in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with zero deaths, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday. This is the first time […]

Central Control Room to monitor Sindh LG polls

ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP): Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established a Central Control Room in Islamabad for monitoring and registering complaints related to local government polls being held in 14 districts of Sindh on Sunday. According to ECP spokesman, polling related complaints could be […]

Oceans saved us, now we can return the favour

Paris, June 25 (AFP/APP): Humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change, pollution and overfishing in order to rescue marine life and save ourselves, experts warned ahead of a major UN conference opening Monday in Lisbon. By absorbing — decade after decade — a […]

Marriyum Aurangzeb chairs consultative meeting on tackling fake news

ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP): An important consultative meeting between Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and representatives of journalistic organizations begun here Saturday. Redressal of two components of fake news, ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ was being discussed in the meeting. The meeting was taking place […]

Anti-dengue surveillance in full swing

KASUR, Jun 25 (APP): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health Authority Dr Samra Khurram Saturday visited various cemeteries and reviewed anti-dengue activities and the performance of surveillance teams. The CEO health, accompanied by district entomologist Muhammad Khurram Ibrahim and other officers visited Khwaja Sahib, Kot Badha, […]

5.6-magnitude quake hits southern Iran

TEHRAN, June 25 (Xinhua/APP):A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the areas near the port of Charak in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province on Saturday, state TV reported. The epicenter of the earthquake, which took place at 08:07 a.m. local time (0337 GMT), was at a depth of 22 […]

16 trucks of relief goods dispatched Afghan victims

PESHAWAR, Jun 24 (APP):On the instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, a consignment of 16 trucks loaded with relief goods was dispatched to North Waziristan for Afghan victims of earthquake. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in an official communique issued here on Friday […]

Rs. 10000 each given to 140 Hindus on Holi in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR, Jun 24 (APP):Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Irfan Ali Kathia on Friday distributed cheques worth of Rs. 10000 each to 140 citizens from Hindu community on the occasion of Holi. The cheques distribution ceremony was held at the office of DC Bhawalpur here on Friday. Kathia […]