MULTAN:Punjab Agriculture Department on Saturday sought applications from farmers for provision of Rs 15000 subsidy on per acre demonstration plots. The provision of subsidy is a part of PM’s Agriculture Emergency Programme. The subsidy on sunflower crop is meant to improve production of oilseed crops in the country. The farmers hailing from districts Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Special Assistant to KP CM on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif has said that in the wake of continuous rains and snowfall, all concerned authorities have been put on alert in the province. In a statement issued here on Saturday, the Special Assistant said that due to heavy snowfall, all the roads […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Under the auspices of the Punjab Arts Council, a condolence reference was held in the memory of renowned poet Sarfraz Shahid here on Saturday. The reference was presided over by Naheed Manzoor while Mehboob Zafar performed the duties of the anchor. Addressing a condolence reference, Naheed Manzoor said that Sarfraz Shahid was a poet with […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Atleast 22 persons died, after they were trapped in heavy snowfall and stuck in their vehicles on Kuldana road towards Abbottabad. According to a district administration spokesman, due to heavy snowfall and heavy traffic jam, several vehicles got stuck on Kuldana road after 11:00pm on Friday night. Rescue-1122 launched an operation to rescue the stranded […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:As many as 200 personnel of the Tourist Guide Force comprising District and City Traffic Police were participating in the relief and rescue operation which was underway after heavy snowfall at Murree hill station. According to police spokesman, the 200 members of the tourist guide force were trained personnel of District Police and Traffic Police […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The troops of Pakistan Army engineers and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) dozers on Saturday opened Murree Expressway and Jhika Gali-Gharial Road whereas the Army established four camps at various locations to provide relief to stranded tourists in the snow hit areas of Murree and Galiyat. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in separate updates on […]
Read MoreMIRPUR (AJK): In view of the current deteriorated weather conditions, the State Disaster Management Authority Saturday issued travel instructions for the citizens travelling to and from various parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to ensure safe and comfortable journey. The SDMA authorities told reporter Saturday night that the highway from Kohala to snow-clad Murree […]
Read MoreKASUR: Five people including a woman were killed while four others sustained serious injuries in roof collapse incidents in the district during the last 24 hours. Rescue-1122 said on Saturday that Barkat (75) and Muhammad Yaqoob (45) were killed after being buried under the debris of their house which collapsed due to heavy rain. A […]
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