1.3mln KP students to get Ehsaas Educational Scholarship; MoU signed

PESHAWAR: Department of Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ehsaas Educational Scholarship Program Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for award of scholarships to as many as 1.3 million deserving students of the province. Under the program the male students would get Rs 3500 and female students to get 4000 quarterly payment, said Kamran Bangash, […]

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DC chairs meeting to gear up corona vaccination process

NAUSHEHROFEROZE: In order to accelerate coronavirus process, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Tashfeen Alam on Wednesday presided over a meeting which was attended by the District Health officer (DHO) Dr. Sikandar Ali Abbasi, DM PPHI Gul Khan, focal persons of all talukas and Assistant Commissioners. Addressing the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner directed to accelerate the corona vaccination […]

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Sindh govt for provision of immediate relief to general public: CM Advisor

NAWABSHAH: Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Haji Rasool Bux Chandio Wednesday said that warehouses and offices were being set up at different districts of the province in the wake of damages caused by expected disasters and for immediate provision of relief and availability of relief material. He was talking to […]

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35million families to get health cards in Punjab by year end: Yawar Bukhari

BUREWALA: Punjab Minister for Bait ul Maal and Social Welfare Yawar Abbas Bukhari Wednesday said the government would issue health cards to 35 million families in the province till December 31, 2021 to provide health cover to family members. He said this while addressing a ceremony organized by NGO ‘Jazba-e-Nau’ Foundation at Chak 367-eb before […]

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Australia to extend full cooperation for exploiting potential in hospitality, tourism sectors: High Commissioner

FAISALABAD: Australian High Commissioner Dr Geoffrey Shaw on Wednesday said that Australia had practical edge in vocational training education and it would extend full cooperation to Pakistan to exploit its huge potential in the hospitality and tourism sectors. He was addressing a meeting at Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (ITHM) College here. He said […]

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Hot & humid weather with chances of DRW forecast for city

MULTAN: The local Met office has forecast hot & humid weather with chances of Dust, Raising, Winds (DRW)/ gusty winds for the city and its suburbs during the next 24 hours. On Wednesday, maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded as 37.0 degree centigrade and 28.5 degree centigrade respectively. The humidity was recorded 71 percent at […]

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Four under construction small dams to irrigate 4500 acres land in Potohar region

RAWALPINDI: Four under construction small dams in Rawalpindi district including Daduchha Dam, Papin Dam, Mahutta Dam and Mujahid Dam would irrigate nearly 4500 acres of land in Potohar region, said executive engineer small dams. He said that 11 small dams were being constructed in Rawalpindi division to meet the drinking and irrigation water needs of […]

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