DPO directs action against culprits of disabled married woman’s rape

MUZAFFARGARH: District Police Officer (DPO) Hassan Iqbal on Tuesday took notice of the incident regarding alleged rape of a newly-wedded handicapped woman and directed the police to ensure early arrest of the culprits. According to police sources, the disabled woman, Rimsha Bibi, w/o Muhammad Khizar, resident of Kalarwali who has recently married was allegedly raped […]

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Barrister Sultan to sworn in as 28th President of AJK State tomorrow

MIRPUR [AJK]: The newly-elected President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mahmood Choudhry will take oath of his office as 28th President of Azad Jammu Kashmir State on Wednesday – August 25 at a special ceremony to be held in the AJK’s capital town Chief Justice of Azad Jammu Kashmir, Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan […]

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Islamic banking ensures equal distribution of wealth in society: MD SBP

FAISALABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Managing Director Muhammad Ashraf Khan has said the objective of promotion of Islamic banking was to ensure equal distribution of wealth in society to end poverty and hunger. He said that all Shariah requirements had been kept in view in while designing Islamic banking but our people are hesitant […]

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Commissioner reviews arrangements for anti-encroachment campaign

HYDERABAD: The Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch Tuesday presided over a meeting to review the arrangements of third phase of removal of encroachments from land of irrigation department in different districts of the division. While reviewing the progress of the first and second phase of the campaign, he asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) concerned to […]

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Police arrest Mufti Shah Nawaz in Pirwadhai madrasa abuse case

RAWALPINDI: The police arrested Mufti Shah Nawaz in Pirwadhai madrasa abuse case, said a police spokesman on Tuesday. He informed that police teams under the supervision of Superintendent Police (SP) Rawal were making all-out efforts to net the accused Mufti Shah Nawaz Ahmed allegedly involved in Pirwadhai Madrasa female student abuse and violence case. He […]

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KP govt completes 356 MHP houses in northern KP

PESHAWAR: As part of efforts to conserve electricity, prevent deforestation and provide cheap and uninterrupted power supply especially to remote population of the province, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has completed 356 mini, micro hydel power (MHP) houses in northern KP out of a total 1, 000. Being owned and operated by the local communities, […]

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Govt intends to make prisons as rehabilitation centres: Jakhrani

SUKKUR : Adviser to the chief minister Sindh for Inter-Provincial Coordination and Prisons, Aijaz Hussain Khan Jakhrani on Tuesday said that the government intended to make the prisons of Sindh as rehabilitation centres, so that the inmates could become good citizens and play a positive role in the society, said a handout here. Speaking at […]

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Govt taking measures for ensuring clean drinking water to citizens: Minister

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Local Bodies Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said on Tuesday the PTI government was taking all out measures to ensure provision of clean drinking water to citizens in the provincial capital. The minister said that projects were started for personal projection in the past and the real needs of the people were ignored due […]

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