KP CM expresses sorrow over killing of five family members in Dara’s explosive blast

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Sunday expressed grief and sorrow over the death of five family members in the incident of explosives blast occurred at Darra Adam Khel, district Khyber. In a condolence message issued here, the CM conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to rest […]

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’Diamer Bhasha Dam to be completed by 2029′

ISLAMABAD:Diamer Bhasha Dam having storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) will generate power of 18,100 Gigawatt hours (GWh) annually after completion by April, 2029, official source told on Sunday. Being constructed 40 kilometer downstream of Chilas town on River Indus, the installed capacity of Diamer Bhasha Dam will be 4,500 Mega Watt (MW) […]

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Gwadar’s multiple mega projects under CPEC to be completed in 2022

ISLAMABAD: The multiple mega projects of Gwadar under the game changer China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are expected to be completed during the current year that would benefit the local masses of the port city. The mega projects to be completed in 2022 included Pakistan-China friendship hospital, Gwadar Eastbay Expressway, provision of water to Gwadar city, […]

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Private sector gets record loans under LTFF, TERF schemes of SBP: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said the private sector got record loans under both the Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) and Long Term Financing Facility (LTFF) schemes of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) during 2021. “This is reflected in imports of modern machinery,” he said in a tweet along […]

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3-day selection board starts at Islamia University Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR:A three-day meeting of the selection board of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur started under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob at Baghdad ul Jadeed Campus. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Naveed Akhtar and board members MPA Dr. Muhammad Afzal, Member Syndicate Hameed Raza Siddiqui, Chairman Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Bahawalpur Mazhar […]

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Police crackdown intensified, 300 suspects questioned

RAWALPINDI: On the direction of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan, a police crackdown intensified aiming at eliminate crime, said a police spokesman on Sunday. Rawal Town Police conducted search operations in different areas. During course of action, search operations were carried out in Pahguari and surrounding areas of Bani police […]

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Four restaurants sealed, fine imposed on shopkeepers for violating COVID-19 SOPs

RAWALPINDI:The district administration on Sunday sealed four restaurants and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 for not following coronavirus related standard operating procedures (SOPs), as notified by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Cantt, a special team inspected the implementation of corona-related SOPs in different markets of cantonment […]

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Meeting Shahbaz Sharif amounts to compromising over their crimes: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday categorically said that he would not meet Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, because it would amount to compromising over Sharif family’s crimes. During the fifth session of live “Aap Ka Wazir Azam Aap Key Sath’ programme, the prime minister said that he would not give Sharif’s […]

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