PTI govt. to hold E&P blocks’ 3rd bidding round in March: Hammad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Monday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had so far held two bidding rounds for the award of new oil and gas Exploration and Production (E&P) blocks, and the third one would be conducted in March. Advertisements for the purpose have already been published, he tweeted. Contrary to the […]

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PTI govt completes work on 2000 km road projects: Murad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed on Monday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has completed work on 2000 kilometers road projects and also started work on additional 6118 km of roads network. In a tweet, he said that the government has also started work on 3300 km road projects in Balochistan. He […]

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KP Govt allocates Rs 1. 45bln for welfare of minorities: PA told

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday was informed that the provincial government was taking measures to provide all kinds of facilities to minorities at their door step and a hefty amount of Rs 1. 45 billion was allocated in this regard. Responding the Question of Naeema Kishwar of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Wazir Zada during the […]

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Amidst cold breezes public/private sectors education institutions reopened

HYDERABAD: Amidst cold breezes, the public and private sector schools and colleges in Hyderabad reopened after completion of winter vacations from Monday. The Sindh Education Department had announced winter vacations from December 20, 2021 to January 3, 2022 but it was hoped about extension in vacations because of the cold weather which gripped the Hyderabad […]

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PA passes resolution to maintain centralized data of criminals of sexual harassment

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution of Pakistan Peoples’ Party legislator Nighat Orakzai regarding maintenance of centralized data of criminals of kidnapping and sexual harassment of children. In her resolution she said that there is no centralized data of the criminals involved in sexual harassment and kidnapping of children in the province […]

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Upgraded Hazara express train service kicks off service

HAVELIAN: Pakistan Railway launched the first Air Conditioned Railway coach on Monday on special directive of Federal Minister of Railways Azam Khan Swati considering long standing demand of locals. The AC coach was inaugurated by Station Master Havelian Haqnawaz Khan. An official of Railway told reporter that regular service of the new express train was […]

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Six die, more than 40 injured in road accident

BAHAWALPUR: Six persons including police personnel died while more than 40 persons got injured when two speeding buses collided head-on at Adda Israni area near Khairpur Tamewali some 80 kilometers from here Monday. According to police sources, two buses rammed into each other on Bahawalpur Hasilpur road. Resultantly, six passengers including one identified as Ghulam […]

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