Rs 20.9mln compensation for families of 11 deceased rescuers

LAHORE: Punjab Emergency Service Director-General Dr Rizwan Naseer Thursday handed over financial compensation of Rs 20.9 million to the families of 11 deceased rescuers, and one OSD [officer on special duty] post was created for a Rescue-1122 driver in Multan. According to a spokesperson, Rs 2.2 million financial compensation was given to families of four […]

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Domestic tractors witness 65.36% growth in last 10 months: Razak

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood Thursday said the domestic tractor assembling witnessed about 65.36 percent growth during ten months of the current fiscal year 2021-22. During the period from July to April 2020-21, around 41, 327 tractors were locally assembled as compared to the assembling of 2, […]

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Govt to ensure dream of Quaid-e-Azam about minorities come true: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine Thursday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government agenda was to make dream of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah come true that all those living in Pakistan were equal citizens and free to go to their places of worship. He was addressing a session […]

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Corona SOPs reviewed in educational institute

LAHORE: Deputy Commissioner Mudassar Riaz on Thursday visited Ali Public School on Wahdat Road to review coronavirus related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). According to a spokesperson for the district administration, Assistant Commissioner Model Town Ibrahim Arbab, the chief executive officer Education and other officers were also present. The DC visited classes, talked with students and […]

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Late constable Hussain Bux’s widow gets pension after 18 years

KARACHI: On intervention of Aijaz Ali Khan, Ombudsman Sindh, an issue regarding deficiency period for grant of family pension to a widow was resolved after 18 years of the death of Police Constable Hussain Bux. Mst. Bhira w/o Hussain Bux had filed a complaint in March 2018 stating that her husband was appointed as a […]

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IHC summons DC on SCBA’s convention issue

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday summoned deputy commissioner (DC) Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) for preventing the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to convene a convention in the federal capital. The court, however, allowed the lawyers body to conduct the event and directed the ICT DC to explain his position over the matter. IHC Chief […]

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PM directs early completion of reforms for expatriates’ inclusion in elections

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the process of electoral reforms and electronic voting system for overseas Pakistanis at the earliest. Chairing a meeting on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the prime minister said overseas Pakistanis were an asset of the country and must be involved […]

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