Govt approves new National Aviation Policy -2023

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP): Federal Minister for Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday said that the federal government has approved the new National Aviation Policy -2023 to help reviving the national carrier and promoting public-private joint ventures. Addressing a press conference, the minister expressed the […]

Agriculture, IT, minerals priority areas under SIFC: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday said the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) established under a collaborative approach had prioritized five key areas of national economy, including agriculture, information technology, mines and minerals, defence production and energy. The prime minister, in a […]

Three French police charged over man’s death during riots

Marseille, Aug 10 (AFP/APP): Three French police were charged on Thursday over a 27-year-old man’s death during nationwide rioting earlier this summer, prosecutors said, an uncommon instance of officers facing a criminal case over on-duty violence. An autopsy of the man who died in Marseille […]

Ukraine urges evacuations as Russia claims gains

Kharkiv, Ukraine, Aug 10 (AFP/APP): Ukraine urged civilians near the northeastern front line to evacuate on Thursday as Russia ramped up an assault to capture territory already once seized during the conflict. Kupiansk and the surrounding areas of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were recaptured by Kyiv’s […]

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