ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gull on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government had strong desire to control fake news through Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). “We have made amendment in PECA to discourage trend of spreading fake news against any person,” she said while talking to a private […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra Monday said that the provincial government was introducing a contributory pension system under reforms agenda to provide more security and safety to government employees. In his official message, he clarified that the pension system was not being abolished rather it was being reformed, adding that pension was […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Minister for Irrigation, Arshad Ayub Khan has said that the incumbent provincial government was offering incentives and facilities to attract investment and generate maximum employment opportunities for the youth. He was addressing a function on the occasion of the distribution of residential flats’ allotment letters among 40 workers of 15 different industrial units […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Sindh government has decided to legislate e-tagging of criminals involved in repeated crimes and decided to start targeted operations against the street criminals. This was decided in a high level meeting to work out a strategy for eradicating street crime in the city. The meeting was chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The government is urged to immediately withdraw the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 and refrain from presenting it for assent once the three-month lifespan of the Ordinance lapses. In a statement on Monday, we, a coalition of civil society organizations, are alarmed by the enactment of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Atleast 25 animal died when a cattle shed was torched in Qasmi Madad Khan Banda, Katalang, Mardan, on Monday including 17 goats, six sheep and two cows. The fire also caused burn injuries to few other animals. Police said the incident occured midnight in Union Council Qasmi where unknown accused torched the cattle shed owned […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Another six patients died of COVID-19 while 14 people tested positive during the last 24 hours in Faisalabad. A spokesperson for the Health department said on Monday that 533 coronavirus tests were conducted in public and private sector labs during the period. He said that total active cases in Faisalabad were 215 while 27,856 patients […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development, Anwer Zaib Khan Monday assured that all facilities would be provided to females at working women hostels. Presiding over a meeting here to review facilities at Working Women Hostel Hayatabad here, he said the government was taking pragmatic steps to empower the working women and provide […]
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