QUETTA: About 11 new coronavirus patients were tested positive in Balochistan while number of total confirmed patients surged to 32166 in the province on Wednesday. According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan Dr, Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1197016 people were screened for the virus till October 20 out of which 11 more […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday suspended an assistant director of its environment department for allegedly providing patronage and facilitating encroachers in Saidpur Village. Atiq-ur-Rehman was sacked after receiving reports that he and Abdul Hameed son of Muhammad Anwar had fraudulently sold 26 marla state land at the village to Muhammad Jameel after […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources Saleh Muhammad Wednesday informed the National Assembly that the total land required for construction of the Dasu Hydropower Project would be acquired by December 31, this year. Responding to a question during the ‘Question Hour’, he said, “The total land required is 5, 051 acre, out of which 4, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday underlined the need for producing graduates of high quality and highly skilled work force by universities to meet the requirements of the country as well as the market. He said that universities needed to speed up their efforts by focusing on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) so as to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned the Attorney General for Pakistan and amicus curiae Aman Ullah Kunrani on next date of hearing in Army Public School (APS) tragedy case. A two-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel heard the case. During the course of proceedings, family members […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday offered Fateha for departed souls of former Deputy Speaker Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob, former President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan. The house also offered Fateha for the souls of former Member National Assembly Syed Gulzar Sibtain Shah, father of Sharmila Farooqi, renowned columnist Dr Ajmal Niazi, mother […]
Read MoreLAHORE: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, special meals were served to prisoners in all jails on 12 Rabiul Awal. Paratha, tea and halwa were given in breakfast while chicken biryani, yogurt and traditional zarda were given in lunch. The prisoners were served chicken boti, vermicelli and Kashmiri tea in dinner. […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar visited various parts of the provincial capital without protocol to review the cleanliness situation. He drove his vehicle sans staff officer, security officer and official photographer and cameraman. The CM expressed displeasure over the poor cleanliness situation in some areas and directed the Lahore Waste Management Corporation (LWMC) […]
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