Lack of cleanliness arrangements, dengue threat looming in areas

RAWALPINDI: The people belonging to various localities have demanded anti dengue spray to prevent growth of mosquitoes causing dengue fever. The residents of the different areas demanded anti dengue spray including Dhoke Elahi Bukhsh, Nadeem Colony, Arya Mohallah, Raheemabad, Waris Khan, Bani, Asghar Mall, Bagh Sardaran, Dhoke Ratta, Dhoke Mangtal, Ganjmandi and Murshid town as […]

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Punjab govt presented welfare, development oriented budget: Malik Anwar

Attock: Punjab Minister for Revenue Malik Muhammad Anwar Khan on Sunday said the provincial govt has presented a budget having no new taxes and this is a welfare and development oriented budget. He said that each resident of Punjab would get Insaf Health Insurance Card by the end of this year for which Rs 80 […]

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Five shops gutted to ashes after short circuit, Rs 3m loss estimated

MULTAN: At least five shops were reduced to ashes as a fire broke out due to short circuit near Chowk Fowara Lucky Plaza with loss of about Rs.3 million. According to Rescue 1122 officials, the fire broke out into a furniture shop near Chowk Fowara due to short circuit into electric metre and it engulfed […]

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Chairperson CPWB laid foundation stone of newly building at cost of Rs 223 mln

RAWALPINDI: Chairperson Child Protection Welfare Bureau (CPWB) Sarah Ahmed laid the foundation stone of the new building of Child Protection Institute at a cost of Rs. 223 million Mandra here on Sunday. The building would be completed by 2023 and separate hostels will be set up to accommodate 200 children who are victims of violence. […]

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DC reviews anti-dengue activities

SAHIWAL: Deputy Commissioner Babar Bashir on Sunday said the Punjab government was committed to eliminate dengue larvae from the province. He asked the people to follow precautionary measures issued by the government. He expressed these views while presiding over a performance review meeting of the anti-dengue campaign at his office here. Additional Deputy Commissioner General […]

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FESCO advises people for precautionary measures

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) has advised the general public to adopt precautionary and safety measures to avert any untoward incident during rainy season. FESCO spokesman said on Sunday that chances of short-circuiting increased during rainy days, hence, people should especially focus and implement on the instructions issued by the company for their safety. […]

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KP govt increases a 100 percent sports budget-2021-22, says DG Sports KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a 100 percent increase in the Annual Budget-2021-22 for Sports as compared to last year, Director General Sports KP Asfandyar Khan Khattak told reporter here on Sunday. He said, last year, the annual budget for sports was Rs 2.1 billion which was 100 percent utilized. In this year’s […]

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Saeed Ghani performs ground breaking of educational complex in Mehrabpur

SUKKUR: Sindh Education and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani Sunday performed the ground-breaking of the new educational complex of the non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) in Mehrabpur. Also present on the occasion were around 50 top donors of the GCT who especially travelled over 350 kilometres from Karachi and reached the event’s venue to show their […]

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