Health Minister warns of dengue virus spread, calls for preventive measures

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Health, Dr Yasmeen Rashid on Tuesday advised the public to take all possible precautionary measures as the number of dengue cases were increasing in the province with each passing day. “So far around 605 cases with positive tests of dengue virus have been reported in different parts of […]

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IUB to offer regular Arabic language classes

BAHAWALPUR: The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) has become the first university in the country to hold regular Arabic language classes for understanding of the Holy Quran. Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar had directed all the universities to ensure the teaching, translation and understanding of the Quran. Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob said […]

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Govt striving hard to overcome impacts of climate change: CM

GILGIT: Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan Tuesday said that the biggest challenge for Gilgit Baltistan was climate change and government was taking steps to overcome the adverse impacts of climate change. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and GLOF Project here. The […]

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Bike lifter arrested; four motorcycles recovered

RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested a bike lifter and recovered four stolen motorcycles and other items from his possession. According to a police spokesman, a team under the supervision of SHO, Waris Khan Police Station managed to net an accused namely Zain ul Abideen who was a bike lifter and allegedly involved in several cases registered […]

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Incumbent govt initiated well planned projects for people: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Tuesday the incumbent government had initiated well-planned projects according to the genuine needs and demands of the people. He was talking to MPA Salman Naeem who called on him in his office. The MPA apprised the chief minister about the constituency related problems. While assuring to […]

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Govt. files review petition in sacked employees’ case: NA told

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that government had moved a review petition before the Supreme Court with request to review its earlier decision over Sacked Employees (Reinstatement) Ordinance Act, 2020. The minister expressed the hope that the apex Court would review its decision and […]

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OPC district committee retrieves 40-kanal land

HAFIZABAD: The Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC) district committee retrieved 40-kanal land of an expatriate Pakistani from the land grabbers. An overseas Pakistani Abdul Salam of Qila Deedar Singh had submitted an application to the committee stating that he was living abroad, and he had purchased 65 acres of land in Chodhu Ahmad Yar village. However, […]

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