WASA officials directed to accelerate operation against defaulters

RAWALPINDI: The officials of Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) have been directed to accelerate operation against the defaulters. According to a WASA spokesman, Vice Chairman WASA, Haroon Kamal Hashmi, has directed the officers concerned of the authority including director revenue and magistrate WASA to launch campaign and make all-out efforts to recover outstanding dues from […]

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SAB appreciates formation of price review committee for cotton crop

HYDERABAD: Sindh Abadgar Board has approved the formation of the price review committee for cotton crop by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research. A meeting of the SAB, chaired by Dr Bashir Nizamani at its office here on Monday, noted that due to favourable weather conditions and higher rates the cotton production was […]

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Police arrest 101 absconders, 142 drug dealers in Swabi : DPO

PESHAWAR: Swabi Police in search and strike operations carried out under National Action Plan (NAP) have arrested 101 absconders, 142 drug dealers and seized huge quantity of weapons and drugs. District Police Officer ( DPO) Swabi , Muhammad Shoaib Khan addressing a press conference on the performance of police in recent search operations against anti- […]

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Polythene bags manufacturing factory sealed, manager arrested

PESHAWAR: District administration Peshawar and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday sealed a polythene plastic shopping bags manufacturing factory and arrested its manager after recovery of 230 kilograms of the ban commodity. On the directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Khalid Mahmood, the Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC), Anwar Akbar Khan along with Industrial Development Officer (IDO), […]

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KP to establish separate jails for women across province

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday proposed setting up of separate jails for women across the province for which the Home and Tribal Affairs department would soon send a summary to the Chief Minister for approval. Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Prisons, Shafiullah that a proposal has been floated under the jail reforms […]

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9 arrested, weapons, liquor, drugs recovered

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Police in crackdown against illegal weapons, drugs and bootleggers rounded up nine persons from different areas and recovered 840 grams charas, 20 liters liquor, three 30 bore pistols, 15 kites and other items from their possession, said a police spokesman on Monday. He informed that Bani and Gujar Khan Police conducted raids and […]

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Secretary Forest pays tribute to martyred forest officer

PESHAWAR: Secretary Forestry, Environment and Wildlife department Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Islam Zeb visited Chitral to meet the family of Shaheed Jamshid Iqbal forester who embraced martyrdom during forest fire fighting in Chumurkhon Gol Forest in Chitral Forest Division. Secretary Forest, Environment was accompanied by Conservator of Forest Malakand West, Asghar Khan. Both Islam Zeb and Asghar […]

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