PR starts rehabilitation work on Quetta-Bostan track

ISLAMABAD, Jul 24 (APP): Pakistan Railways (PR) has started rehabilitation work of 33.50-kilometer track ‘through sleeper renewal’ between Quetta-Bostan and Quetta-Chaman section. “The track will not only facilitate the passengers, but also connect three major cities of the province,” an official source in the Ministry […]

81,342 students registered under (WeT) in Sargodha

SARGODHA, Jul 24 (APP): Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Sargodha enrolled 81,342 students under Waseela-e-Taaleem (WeT) scholarship programme in the division. Talking to APP here on Sunday, Deputy Director Benazir Income Support Programme (WeT) Safdar Mehmood said that BISP enrolled 81,342 children under WeT in […]

Cycling: Tour de France results

Cahors, France, July 22 (AFP/APP): Tour de France results in the 19th stage from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors on Friday: Stage 1. Christophe Laporte (FRA/JUM) 3hr 52min 04sec, 2. Jasper Philipsen (BEL/ALP) at 1, 3. Alberto Dainese (ITA/DSM) 1, 4. Florian Sénéchal (FRA/QST) 1, 5. Tadej […]

Hamza Shehbaz elected Chief Minister Punjab

LAHORE, Jul 22 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and ally parties candidate Hamza Shehbaz Sharif was elected Leader of the House in the Punjab Assembly run-off election by securing 179 votes. Hamza Shehbaz Sharif’s rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League – […]

England v South Africa 2nd ODI scores

Manchester, United Kingdom, July 22 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the second-one-day international between England and South Africa on Friday: At Old Trafford: England 201, 28.1 overs (L Livingstone 38, S Curran 35; D Pretorius 4-36, T Shamsi 2-39, A Nortje 2-53) v South Africa 83 […]

Faisal Shahkar appointed new IGP Punjab

LAHORE, Jul 22 (APP): The federal government has appointed senior officer of Pakistan Police Service Faisal Shahkar as Inspector General of Police Punjab. Faisal Shahkar was previously serving as IG Railway Police. The notification of appointment of Faisal Shahkar as IG Punjab has also been […]

Volkswagen to change CEO and style with departure of Diess

Frankfurt, July 22 (AFP/APP): Volkswagen unexpectedly announced Friday that its CEO Herbert Diess will step down in a few weeks after four years at the head of the German auto giant as it attempts an ambitious shift towards electric vehicles. Diess’s will leave the helm […]

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