ALPURI: Provincial Minister for Labor and Parliamentary Affairs Shaukat Yousafzai Sunday said that the natural beauty of Shangla Mountains is being used for tourism by providing roads and other facilities which will lead to economic revolution in the areas. He expressed these views on Sunday while addressing the meetings of Union Council Peerabad Pagodi and […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Police claimed to have arrested three member gang involved in street crime and recovered stolen goods, cash snatched Rs 25,000 and weapons used in crime from their possession, informed police spokesman here Sunday. Those arrested were identified as gang leader Zubair alias Zubair and his accomplices accused Alam Gir and Ayaz Ali. Bani Police have […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Sunday clarified some ‘misconceptions’ about availability and consumption of Furnace Oil (FO), saying it was ‘well stocked’ to meet winter energy needs of the country. “In summers Pakistan faced a moderate shortage of furnace oil as the FO (based) power plants ran more than last year (as per merit […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The residents of several cantonment areas are suffering due to encroachments and illegal commercial activities in residential areas but, the authorities concerned seem least interested to take action in accordance with the law against violators. Almost all unauthorised commercial units, factories, godowns and offices in residential areas lack parking arrangements. Thus, vehicles are generally parked […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The first phase of the two-month long local bodies’ elections has been successfully completed in 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where all the mainstream political parties besides the independent candidates go all out to secure maximum seats in tehsil, village and neighborhood councils with a strong commitment to provide better civic services to the people […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The latest revelations that Rana Shamim had signed the “affidavit” in the office of Nawaz Sharif has sparked a debate over the dubious role of the family in generating controversies, providing grounds for implicating the Sharifs in contempt of court. According to a news report published Sunday by the Express Tribune, former chief judge of […]
Read MoreThe UN General Assembly Saturday unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that calls for multidimensional response to counter all forms of disinformation that erodes human rights. The resolution entitled, “Countering Disinformation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,” was recommended by the 193-member Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social, humanitarian and […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said that Christians are an integral part of Pakistan and minorities are completely right to practice their own religious rituals without interference of any element. He was addressing a Christmas cake-cutting ceremony while inaugurating various development schemes at Khushhal Town. He said that government was […]
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