RAWALPINDI: The garrison city of Rawalpindi amid spike in temperature after the pre-monsoon season onset has started facing water shortage in the metropolis mainly due to reduced water supply and lack of any mega storage facilities. The solution to one of major urban centres of the country was to establish small and indigenous dams to […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Abbottabad bench Wednesday issued a stay order against the denotification of Havelian Public Park by Secretary Local Government. All political and religious parties of Tehsil Havelian gathered on the issue of Havelian Public Park and filed a petition against the denotification while Qazi Muhammad Azhar advocate and former Tehsil Nazim […]
Read MoreMULTAN: Crackdown against revenue defaulters was continued across the district and the teams nabbed four defaulters over non-payment of tax here on Wednesday. Operation was carried out under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Sadar Adnan Badar and four revenue defaulters from Qasba circle were caught and sent behind the bar. The maize crop of one […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: The district administration Khyber under the Citizens Losses Compensation Program (CLCP) Wednesday distributed compensation cheques worth Rs 61.84 million among 277 owners of damaged houses of Sipah Bara tribe. The cheques distribution ceremony was attended by Deputy Commissioner Khyber, Mansoor Arshad, Frontier Corps officers , Additional Deputy Commissioner. Noor Wali Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman Wednesday said that cricket was the most popular game in Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa secures the honour of producing world class cricketers. He said this while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of the 30th Governor Gold Cup Cricket Tournament here at Governor House. Players from the winners Hankers Club […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Minister for Labour and Culture, Shoukat Yousafzai on Wednesday apprised the provincial assembly that police did not use force against protestors in Janikhel area of Bannu district in which one person was reportedly killed in firing incident. People in Janikhel have been staging a protest since May 31 against the murder of a prominent […]
Read MoreMULTAN: Legislators hailed huge funding earmarked for education sector including Rs 11.439 billion for education infrastructure uplift across Punjab and billions more for universities and special education in south Punjab to provide best education and training facilities to the students of the downtrodden areas. Statistics from Punjab budget document show, a sum of Rs 1.55 […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) decided to launch a crackdown against defaults from July 1. The Wasa authorities warned consumers to pay their outstanding dues till June 30, otherwise, their connections will be disconnected. According to a spokesperson, Managing Director Wasa Jabbar Anwar Ch directed officials to take strict action against defaulters.
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