Absentia funeral of Ali Geelani offered at UoP

PESHAWAR:The absentia funeral prayer of Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Geelani was offered at University of Peshawar. Shafiqur Rehman, Nazim Islamia Students Federation, UoP Campus performed the absentia funeral of the great Kashmiri leader who stood against Indian occupational forces and fought for independence of the IIoJK till his last breath. The funeral was attended […]

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Commissioner directs expediting work on electricity provision projects in Mohmand district

PESHAWAR:Commissioner Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud Friday directed authorities to reduce load shedding and expedite work on new electricity feeders in Mohmand District for facilitation of people. He was chairing a meeting to review progress on health, education, and communication sector projects of Mohmand district. Meeting also discussed development on ongoing electricity projects in tribal […]

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Farmers told to prefer Cubota harvester for paddy harvest

MULTAN:Agriculture experts advised farmers on Friday to prefer Cubota harvester to harvest their paddy crops and then apply deep plough/Disc Harrow and Rotovator to prepare the land for the next crops. According to a statement issued here, agriculture spokesman said that those who would like to apply Combined harvester to harvest paddy should then sow […]

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Seed balls sprayed for first time in KP’s unattended reserve forest at Haripur

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department has sprayed for the first time seed balls in unattended reserve forest of Khanpur at Haripur district with the objective of increasing green cover in the province through growing plants on fast pace. “This is a pilot project starting from distribution of 500,000 seed balls and will be replicated in other […]

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69 shopkeepers fined on profiteering

FAISALABAD:Price control magistrates imposed fine on 69 shopkeepers for profiteering in various parts of the district during the last 24 hours. A spokesman for the local administration said on Friday that price control magistrates inspected 1610 shops in different markets and bazaars of the district and found 69 shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging. The […]

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Search operations launched in Gulistan Colony, Dhoke Kashmirian & suburb areas

RAWALPINDI:Police on special directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi have launched search operations in Gulistan Colony, Dhoke Kashmirian and adjoining areas in the jurisdiction of Civil Line and Airport Police Stations to ensure law and order and net the outlaws, said a police spokesman. He informed that heavy police contingent, Elite Force, Special Branch […]

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Three drug peddlers arrested with 6.5kg Hashish

KHANEWAL:Mianchannun Sadar police arrested three drug pushers in separate operations on Friday and recovered 6.5 kilogram Hashish, police said. Accused Shahbaz Gidgor, Waseem Machi and Ahsan were arrested in separate raids conducted on information. Accused had history of involvement in crime and separate cases have been registered against them. District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Ali […]

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One-third of 18+ has vaccinated one dose of COVID in KP: Jhagra

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Salim Jhagra Friday said the corona vaccination witnessed a positive trend in the province as one-third of the 8 plus population has at-least one dose of COVID vaccine. He said that almost 12 per cent of the population was fully vaccinated while 33.2 percent received one dose till September 1, […]

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