PESHAWAR:District administration Peshawar Friday launched crackdown on polythene shopping bags in various bazaars of the city and arrested the managers of five of big stores after recovery of polythene bags from their shops. On the directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Khalid Mahmood, the Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC), Adil Wasim conducted raids in some bazaars […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said that para athlete Haider Ali made the nation proud by winning gold medal in discus throw event in Tokyo Paralympics. In a tweet, he said that players like Haider Ali who became the first Pakistani to win a gold medal in paralympics by […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: COMSATS University Abbottabad campus has launched a campaign for awareness and cleaning tourist leftover trash in coordination with Galiyat Development Authority at Nathia Gali. More than 200 students and faculty members participated in this campaign, said a news release. The aim of this activity was to create awareness in the society regarding the negative […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Friday announced imprisonment sentence along with fine to four accused in Safa Gold Mall corruption reference. The court awarded seven year jail along with Rs 1.07 billion fine to the owner of Safa Gold Mall Abdul Qayyum. Co-accused ex-deputy director CDA Ghulam Murtaza was announced five year imprisonment and Rs […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan has seized 1465.142 kg narcotics worth US$77.763 million in international market, arrested 20 culprits including a woman during 31 counter-narcotics strikes throughout the country. According to ANF spokesman, the seized drugs comprised 3.29 kg Heroin, 1046.81 kg Hashish, 408 kg Opium, 0.484 kg Methamphetamine (Ice), 0.547 kg Cocaine, 20 Intoxicant […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:US researchers have developed an online tool using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help medical staff quickly determine which Covid-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator. The team at Case Western Reserve University Ohio, US developed the tool, through analysis of CT scans from nearly 900 Covid-19 patients diagnosed in 2020, and is able […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Friday was briefed regarding the National Highway Authority (NHA) projects completed and ongoing from June 2008 to June 2021. The committee met here at Parliament House in chair of Senator Prince Omer Ahmedzai. Members of the committee including Senators Umer Farooq, Saifullah Abro, Kamil Ali Agha, Danesh Kumar, Manzoor […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, Dominic Raab on Friday said beyond the matter of recognizing the Taliban government in Afghanistan, his country would continue to extend humanitarian assistance to its people. Addressing a joint press conference along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the British State Secretary […]
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