Day: October 6, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces Vice Admiral Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili Tuesday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters (GHQ) and appreciated Pakistan’s role in Afghan situation, specially the assistance in successful evacuation operations and pledged to continue working with Pakistan for regional peace. During the meeting […]

PESHAWAR: The Education department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has shown appreciating performance during the recently launched enrolment campaign by bringing about 1, 64, 000 more children to school than the set target of 800, 000. This was disclosed by Provincial Minister for Education, Sharam Khan Tarakai in a statement appeared on social media on Tuesday. Provincial […]

PESHAWAR: Accountant General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murtaza Khan called on Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shah Farman at Governor’s House here the other day. At the meeting matters pertaining to transparency in financial affairs, audit matters and addressing financial issues of the universities and its streamlining were discussed in detail. During the meeting deliberations were also made […]

MULTAN: Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ateel Tuesday said cotton played vital role in well-being of farmers and strengthening the national economy. He was chairing a special meeting related to World Cotton Day, being marked on October 7, at South Punjab Agriculture Secretariat here. The World Cotton Day will be observed with full vigour, enthusiasm […]

PESHAWAR: Tribal elders of Mohmand district have welcomed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decision for the restoration and enforcement of Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) Jirga system in the merged districts. A delegation of tribal elders while addressing a press conference said that government has made appointment to ADR body on merit which include capable and well-reputed […]

RAWALPINDI: The district coronavirus positivity ratio was recorded at 1.29 per cent here on Tuesday which was the lowest level noted during the year. According to fresh data released by the District Health Authority, 24 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours including 20 of Rawalpindi and four from outside the district. It […]

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Frontier Education Foundation (FEF) would award 1300 scholarships to students of Inter, undergraduate, BS and Masters of 200 colleges across the province this year. An official of FEF told reporter that the scholarships would be offered to students of low-income families, disadvantaged groups and under-served regions to complete their Higher Education in […]

RAWALPINDI: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) District Health Authority Dr Faiza Kanwal on Tuesday said the present spell of rains had increased the threat of dengue larvae breeding which needed to be tackled on an emergency basis as the Met Office had forecast more rain in the week. Talking to reporter, the CEO said that authority […]