ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia had issued 30 million permits for Umrah pilgrims from home, abroad, visitors and worshipers to the Grand Mosque in a year, a senior official said. Spokesman of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Hisham Saeed, said 21, 000 Umrah visas were issued last month for people from outside the Kingdom, and more […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: As many as 3, 087, 229 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Faisalabad district. District Health Officer Dr. Ataul Mun’im said on Tuesday that 2, 286, 849 citizens had been given the first dose while 748, 414 were administered the second dose of vaccine. He further said that 29, 714 health […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: The 53rd World Military Shooting Championship (Shotgun)-2021 was in progress at Lahore Garrison shooting gallery where the participants were performing in different categories of the competition. During the championship, the trap qualifier matches for men and women category were held, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release received here on Tuesday. In […]
Read MoreSARGODHA: Additional District & Sessions Judge Wajahat Hassan awarded 12 years and 6 months imprisonment to one accused involved in a drug smuggling case. According to prosecution on Tuesday, accused Kamran Khan was arrested by Shahpur Saddar police last year and recovered 10 kilograms hashish from him. The police registered case and presented challans in […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD: During the current season, 112 patients with Dengue fever were admitted to Ayub Medical Complex (AMC) and 98 patients were discharged after recovery and one patient has died in the hospital. This was disclosed by the ATH spokesperson in a press statement. He said that dengue patients who were admitted to ATH were including […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has decided to construct three new hydropower projects (HPPs) of 545megawatt (MM) in Manshera and Swat districts and operationalized 266 mini macro hydro power projects (MMHPPs) in the province. These projects include 300MW Balakot HHP in Manshera, 157MW Madain HPP and 88MW Gabral Kalam HPP in Swat, which would be […]
Read MoreSUKKUR: Sukkur police shot dead an alleged culprit in a police encounter near Bagirji Sukkur while he was robbing the passengers along with his gang members. According to police on Tuesday, they stopped a group of robbers who were trying to rob passengers and passers-by near Airport Link Road late Monday night. The robbers allegedly […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: The speakers at a workshop here Tuesday underlined the need for collaborative and inclusive efforts to combat climate change challenges. Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with Islamic Relief Pakistan (IRP) organized a sensitization workshop on “Climate Induced Migration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” at PDMA Headquarter Peshawar. Representatives from Provincial line departments, Academia, […]
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