PESHAWAR:Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was criticized by both the treasury and the Opposition benches in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday for conducting excessive and unscheduled load shedding. The Provincial Assembly resumed its proceeding with Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani in the Chair. Opening the debate, the Members called for constitution of a House Committee […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Administration Friday declared a rain emergency in the district as Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more rains in the week. Chairing a meeting to review arrangements made for upcoming heavy rains in the current week, Commissioner Rawalpindi Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah directed the officials to remain present in the field and all […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The maintaining of balance between population and resources is vital for development and progress in any country. Presiding over a meeting of District Coordination Committee for Population Welfare here on Friday, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Headquarters) Muhammad Khalid said that measures were being taken to control population in the province. He directed the officers concerned to […]
Read MoreSUKKUR:Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khairpur, Malik Zafar Iqbal has said that security arrangements have been finalised for Muharram in the district. He expressed these views while addressing a meeting of Ulema from all schools of thought at SSP office on Friday. The SSP said that a comprehensive security plan had been devised to provide […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Police, in a crackdown against illegal weapons, drugs and bootleggers, rounded up 18 accused from different areas and recovered drugs and weapons from their possessions. It included12 pistols, a Kalashnikov, 1400 grams charas, 20 liters liquor and two liquor bottles, said a police spokesman on Friday. He informed that Saddar Baroni Police conducted a […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Chaudhry Lateef Nazar has said that Kashmiris are striving for their freedom from India for the last seven decades, and now they must be granted right to self-determination, according to the United Nation (UN) declarations. In a statement issued on Friday, he said that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and […]
Read MoreMULTAN:The teams of Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) have caught 158 power pilferers in a single day during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab, Mepco official told on Friday. The Mepco teams accompanied by special task force raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and Dera Ghazi Khan and […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Agriculture department has ordered all the pesticides dealers to avoid selling pesticides to farmers without issuing a valid cash memo and register all details of the farmers who used to buy it. Officials also barred pesticides dealers from selling same pesticides repeatedly and ordered that only the recommended quantity of pesticides or mixtures be sold […]
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