Multan—Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that government has approved rental power until other set up arranged and said that it is top priority of the government to end load shedding as soon as possible.  While talking to media in Multan, Raja Pervez Ashraf said that soon after the installation of rental power plant, gap between supply and demand will be reduced.  Federal Minister said that issue of the rental power projects discussed for four days in the assembly. He said that the actual reason of

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Gilgit—The federal govern-ment’s decision to introduce a reform package for the Northern Areas’s prosperity has sent people of the region all smiling and happy. Describing the step as a landmark achievement, they said the government won their hearts and minds. The government approved the reform package called as ‘Gilgit Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order 2009,’ that aimed at giving full internal autonomy to Northern Areas besides renaming it as Gilgit Baltistan. Expressing views, Sher Baz Rammal, a lecture at Karakoram

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Peshawar—At least three Policemen including a Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) were killed while another constable was wounded in a armed clash with militants in Latmber locality of Kirk district on night between Saturday and Sunday. Two miscreants also lost their lives in the retaliation by police. Acting DSP Special Branch Bannu Shaukat Ullah was on his way to Kirk when militants intercepted his vehicle at Toor Adam Qilay area and opened fire on his vehicle. As a result, DSP and two of his accompanied Police officers were died and a constable sustained injuries. Following militants ambush, Police retaliated, killing two culprits but remaining offenders succeeded to flee

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Gilgit—Manzoor Hussain Parwana Chairman Gilgit Baltistan United Movement has said that the so-called provincial set is fraudulent and blackmailing offers of the government which aimed to conceal the political atrocities and brutal colonial control on the people in the occupied region.  Expressing his reaction over the recent announced empowerment package by the government to Gilgit Baltistan, he said, The government of Pakistan’s empowerment act granted to the people of Gilgit Baltistan is illegal and holds no ground at all

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Rawalakot—Kashmir studies will be taught as a compulsory subject to enable new generation to know about Kashmir, Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Yaqub Khan said. Addressing “Shudah-e-Kashmir rally at Rawalakot, he said that subject of Kashmir Studies will be included in the curriculum from primary to matric. He announced formation of a committee to look into the problems of the families of

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