First major good rain spell of winter beneficial for wheat crop: Spokesperson PMD

ISLAMABAD: The first-ever significant rain of this winter season expected at various parts of the country from today (Monday) till Friday will prove as beneficial for the Wheat crop. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has advised the concerned authorities to remain alert due to the heavy rainfall which may generate flash flooding in vulnerable […]

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’Ehsaas Rashan Registration Drive’ to be launched soon in federal capital: Dr Sania

ISLAMABAD: Ehsaas and Capital Development Authority (CDA) will run a capital wide Ehsaas Rashan Registration Drive. This was agreed during a briefing held here on Monday chaired by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr Sania Nishtar, SAPM together with Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Amer Ali […]

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CDA carries out massive plantation to restore Islamabad’s green cover

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad, the beautiful, is on a fast-track to reclaim its green look as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) carries out massive plantation to ensure clean and green environment across the city in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the official sources on Monday, the CDA had recently planted about […]

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PML-N financial documents perusal reveals 9 secret accounts: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Monday said the perusal of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) financial documents had revealed nine accounts hidden by the party from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The PML-N only managed to submit bank statements of two of such accounts when it was revealed that the […]

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Female ‘negehbans’ protect TBTTP enclosure forests in KP through community mobilisation

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Forest Department has hired female negehbans to mobilise and educate community for supporting forest conservation and discouraging tree cutting trend from the protected areas in the Seran and Kaghan area under Ten Billion Tree Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation initiative. This is a second milestone for empowering women of local communities […]

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MoHR holds sensitization workshop for journalists on Gender Sensitive Reporting

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) Monday held a sensitization workshop for journalists on Gender Sensitive Reporting. The ministry conducted the workshop for journalists (beat reporters) for sensitizing and awareness raising on reporting of human rights issues and gender sensitive cases. Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari, Shafqat Munir, Senior journalist, Director General (International […]

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