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Scattered rain-thunderstorm predicted for KP

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PESHAWAR, Apr 01 (APP):The Regional Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast scattered rain-thunderstorm and cloudy weather for most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for next 24 hours. Scattered rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds and isolated heavy falls is likely to occur over Chitral, Lower and Upper Dir, Malakand, […]

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash accuser asks for $3.3mn

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Los Angeles, March 31 (AFP/APP): Lawyers for the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over an accident on a swanky US ski slope said Thursday the actress should give him almost $3.3 million for his suffering. Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist, claims the 2016 collision in […]

Stampede: FIR lodged, seven arrested, says minister

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KARACHI, Mar 31 (APP): Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Friday said that an FIR has been registered against the factory owners, and seven people have been arrested in the incident of a stampede during the distribution of Zakat money and ration near Nurus […]

Pirates kidnap six crew from Danish ship off West Africa

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Copenhagen, March 31 (AFP/APP):Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have kidnapped six crew and abandoned ship, the French navy said Friday. The Monjasa Reformer had 16 sailors when it was boarded by pirates on March 25. The remaining crew were […]

DGI&P reduces passport backlog to 0.3 million

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ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (APP): The Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGI&P) on Friday announced that it has successfully reduced a backlog of 0.6 million pending issuance of passports to 0.3 million. The backlog was cleared by expanding production capacity and increasing staff duty hours, […]

Bilawal, Chairman IPO discuss ways to protect intellectual property

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ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (APP): Chairman Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan Ambassador Farukh Amil called on Minister of Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, here on Friday. They discussed ways to strengthen the intellectual property ecosystem in Pakistan, the necessity of accession to international intellectual property treaties […]

Qadir inaugurates Regional Blood Centre

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ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (APP): Minister for Notational Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel along with His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Bin Juma al Maktoum, Chairman of Hayat Bio-Tech and other delegation members on Friday inaugurated the Regional Blood Centre. Addressing on the occasion, […]

Police sign MoUs for women protection

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LAHORE, Mar 31 (APP): The Punjab Police on Friday signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with six public and private institutions for the protection and assistance of women victims of domestic violence, exploitation, rape and other gender-based crimes. On behalf of Punjab Police, Inspector General of […]

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