LAHORE: An elderly man was burnt to death in a house fire at Fateh Garh, canal road here on Thursday. Police said that Muhammad Yaqoob (65) was present in a room of his house when fire broke out. He received serious burn injuries and died on the spot. On information, Rescue-1122 vehicles reached the spot […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Terming the opposition’s rumpus over supplementary finance bill totally unjustified, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Thursday Thursday said the government had proposed to review tax exemptions of Rs343 billion in the supplementary finance bill, 2021 out of which Rs 272 billion taxes were refundable or adjustable, while the rest Rs 71 billion tax exemptions were about […]
Read MoreLAHORE:At least two persons were killed and 900 injured in 852 road traffic crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. Out of this, 494 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 406 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by rescue medical teams. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The head granthi of Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib Sardar Robail Singh, father of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) and Parliamentary Secretary Sardar Mehinder Pal Singh, passed away here on Thursday. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Dr Amir Ahmad, Additional Secretary Shrines Rana Shahid, Deputy Secretary Imran Gondal, Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of the son of anchorperson Habib Akram. In a message the minister said in this hour of sorrow and trauma he stood with the bereaved family. He prayed for the rest of the departed soul in […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has retrieved over 300 acres of its lands from illegal occupants in Sukkur and other districts of Sindh, according to a news release issued here by the Board. ETPB Sukkur Office Deputy Administrator Farhan Shahid told a meeting that millions of rupees fine was recovered from illegal occupants who […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr Sania Nishtar in a ceremony held here Thursday lauded top performers in Ehsaas School Stipends enrollment drive. Chairing the appreciation award ceremony, the SAPM eulogized the valuable contribution of the field teams and regional officials of Ehsaas engaged in enrolling 6.44 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The federal capital’s 20 Brick Kilns out of the total 64 units have converted over eco-friendly zigzag technology to reduce the risk of air pollution and respiratory diseases caused due to hazardous dark smoke. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) official told reporter that regular monitoring of ambient air pollutants in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) by […]
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