KP Assembly passes law to regularise 3449 employees

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Friday unanimously adopted Employees Services Regularisation Bill 2021 to regularise 3449 employees working in 121 projects in the newly merged districts of the province. The bill was presented in the provincial assembly by KP Minister for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai. The objective of the bill was the regularisation of […]

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Panahgahs ensure complete shelter, quality food to downtrodden amid cold weather

ISLAMABAD: The Panahgahs, a flagship initiative of Prime minister Imran Khan to provide relief to the homeless and the penniless, is nothing short of a blessing that is providing a huge service to the needy left at the mercy of Mother Nature amid the unforgiving winters. The Panahgahs (shelter homes) being managed by Pakistan Baitul […]

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Snow leopard attacks livestock corral in Upper Chitral, kills six goats of poor villager

PESHAWAR:A hungry snow leopard descended from icy alpine region to a village in Mastooj area of Upper Chiltral on Wednesday night and killed six goats after attacking a livestock corral of a poor villager. According to details, the livestock corral belonged to Syed Anwar son of Abu Saeed Khan from village Chinar of Mastooj Tehsil. […]

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Over two dozens persons injured as passenger bus overturned near Khairpur

SUKKUR:Over two dozen persons were injured when a passenger bus overturned in district Khairpur on Thursday night. According to local police, the accident occurred when a Karachi bound over speeding bus overturned while taking a sharp turn near Kot Diji, wounding 25 passengers. After receiving the information about the accident, the police and rescue teams […]

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75 power pilferers nabbed in a day in South Punjab

MULTAN:Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has caught 75 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab in a day, MEPCO official said on Friday. MEPCO teams accompanying task forces raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and Dera Ghazi Khan and detected theft of 72,853 electricity units. A […]

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Barrister Saif visits PPC, congrats new office bearers

PESHAWAR:Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information, Barrister Muhammad Ali Khan Saif Friday visited Peshawar Press Club (PPC) and congratulated newly elected cabinet of the club. Congratulating newly elected president and office bearers of PPC, he said that new cabinet would work more enthusiastically for the welfare of journalists’ fraternity. He said that […]

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FIRs registered against 24 industrial units, brick kilns

MULTAN:Environment Protection Department (EPD) raided and got registered 24 FIRs against industrial units and brick kiln owners over spreading pollution. Deputy Director environment Dr Zafar Iqbal raided at various places in the city and got registered cases against 24 industrial units and sealed one brick kiln over violation of zigzag SOPs. Over Rs seven lac […]

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