Load shedding to be reduced significantly till July 20: Dastgir

ISLAMABAD, Jun 29 (APP):Federal Minister for Energy Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said the load shedding would be reduced significantly till July 20 as the government was striving to provide uninterrupted electricity to the masses. The minister while explaining the electricity generating plan, said that […]

France awaits verdicts in marathon 2015 terror attacks trial

Paris, June 29 (AFP/APP):A French court is to hand down verdicts Wednesday against 20 men accused over the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, after a marathon 10-month trial that reopened the scars of modern France’s worst peacetime atrocity. One hundred and thirty people were […]

Police launch crackdown against illegal weapons

RAWALPINDI, Jun 29 (APP): The Rawalpindi police have launched a strict crackdown against illegal possession of firearms and arrested four accused from various areas of the city. The police teams during the operations recovered weapons and ammunition, and registered different cases against the accused, said […]

Senator Rubina Khalid appreciates Maritime Affairs projects in Gwadar

ISLAMABAD, Jun 29 (APP): Chairperson Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs, Senator Rubina Khalid, alongwith a delegation called on Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs Mathar Niaz Rana. They discussed ongoing development projects in Gwadar. Chairman Port Qasim Authority Syed Hassan Nasir Shah was also present […]

Copenhagen gives Tour de France rapturous reception

Copenhagen, June 29 (AFP/APP): Raucous crowds at the Copenhagen Tivoli theme park gave the Tour de France the kind of reception organisers could only have dreamed of on Wednesday. The loudest cheers were for Danish riders such as Jonas Vingegaard and for the biggest names […]

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