Senate body reviews progress on development schemes in merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ISLAMABAD:Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Tuesday discussed details of approved and executed schemes of Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP) and Annual Development programme (ADP) in merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Committee showed displeasure on discrepancy in data presented by the Accountant General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and figures submitted by the Department […]

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DC inspects anti-dengue arrangements

LAHORE:An anti-dengue drive initiated by the district administration was in full swing under which surveillance was being carried out at various points in the provincial capital. Deputy Commissioner Umar Sher Chatha on Tuesday visited Union Council-UC 79 Chauburji, where he checked staff working in streets for indoor dengue surveillance and also observed the attendance and […]

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PDWP approves Rs 6,421m development schemes

LAHORE:Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) approved two development schemes for Health and Irrigation sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 6,421.092 million. These schemes were approved in 35th PDWP meeting of current fiscal year 2021-22, presided over by the Chairman Planning & Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The approved development schemes included Institute of […]

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LDA to auction Marki, various plots in residential societies

LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority will auctioned Marki site at Johar Town and various residential and commercial plots at other schemes on Wednesday (tomorrow) here at LDA community center new Garden Town. A spokesperson for the LDA said here on Tuesday the authority would auction a marki site at Johar Town while various commercial and residential […]

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PFA tightens noose around milk adulterators

LAHORE:The dairy safety teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) found only 0.4 percent milk adulteration while inspecting 288,570 liter milk loaded on 201 milk carrier vehicles by placing screening pickets at the entry and exit points of the city on Tuesday. PFA Director General Rafaqat Ali Nissoana showed satisfaction over combating milk adulteration in the […]

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NUML organises awareness excursion at trail 5

ISLAMABAD:The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) society of the National University of Modern languages (NUML), Rawalpindi Branch organized a tree plantation and cleanliness drive at Trails 5, Margalla Hills. A group of 50 students of NUML Rawalpindi participated in the activity held on Tuesday and later they went for hiking to highlight the importance of physical […]

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ANF seizes ice drug, cocaine arrests Nigerian national

ISLAMABAD:The Anti-Narcotics Force here on Tuesday sized 120 grams of ice drug and cocaine hidden in packing material and arrested a Nigerian national. According to an ANF spokesman, the force conducted an intelligence-led operation in the G-10 sector of the federal capital during an ongoing operation against smugglers and peddlers and arrested a Nigerian citizen, […]

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