The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a Geneva-based UN agency, on Thursday launched a $24 million urgent appeal to assist hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict and drought in the country over the past two months. Stuart Simpson, IOM Afghanistan Chief of Mission, said the agency is working to scale up operations […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Secretary Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) Dr Qaidar Ahamad and Deputy Secretary Marketing Dr Hafiz Abdul Samad on Thursday visited Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) in Yaar Hussain area of Swabi to address issues related to growers’ mess and disorder at the depot. The Secretary PTB mingled with the tobacco growers and listened to their problems […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: The Met Office Thursday forecast rain, wind and thunder shower from August 27 to September 1 in most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It said that rain with thunder shower are expected in Kohistan, Shangla, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mardan, Charsadda, Nowshera, Dir, Chitral, Peshawar, Kohat and Waziristan. Heavy showers are also expected in Dir, Kohistan […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Speakers attending monthly meeting of Hamdard Shoora Thursday stressed upon media, doctors, lawyers clerics and civil society to join hands and work for protecting the rights of women. The meeting among others was attended by Syed Mushtaq Hussain, Professor Roshan Khattak, Professor Adnan Sarwar, Professor Samina Iffat and Professor Fakhar-ul-Islam. Speakers concurred that rights […]
Read MoreSUKKUR: Sukkur Electric Power Supply Company (SEPCO) teams conducted a crackdown against power thieves in Pano Aqil, Rohri and other towns on Thursday. A number of illegal connections established by commercial pilferers in different areas of Pano Aqil and Rohri talukas including seven direct and kunda connections have been disconnected, told SEPCO officials.
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Traveling without corona vaccination has been prohibited on motorways after September 15, said Secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Faisalabad Muhammad Sarwar. In a statement , he said that national highways will also be banned after September 30 for those commuters who will travel without anti corona vaccination after September 30, 2021. All transporters and […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: The first ‘anti-smoking clinic’ has been established at DHQ hospital, here on Thursday. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Finance) Afifa Shajia along with Director General Ministry of National Health Services/focal person World Health Organisation Dr Simra Mazhar inaugurated the clinic. Director Emergency Dr Ishaq, Psychiatrist DR Imtiaz Ahmed Dogar, Project Manager Muhammad Aftab Ahmed, District Coordinator […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD: Two more patients have died of coronavirus during the last 24 hours, taking the number of total deaths to 505 in the district since the outbreak of the pandemic. According to a daily situation report, as many as 88 people were tested coronavirus positive till late Wednesday night with 8% positivity rate while the […]
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