Five-day Anti-Polio drive from February 28

RAWALPINDI:A five-day polio drive would commence in the entire district on February 28 to administer anti-polio drops to children less than five-year old. Chief Executive Officer(CEO) District Health Authority Dr Faiza Kanwal told reporter that 2964 polio teams would go door-to-door and administer polio drops to 719,000 children less than five years in all tehsils […]

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15 arrested for possessing illegal weapons, drugs, liquor

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Police in their crackdown against illegal weapons, drugs and liquor rounded up 15 persons from different areas and recovered over seven kg charras, 80 liters liquor and three 30 bore pistols from their possession. A police spokesman informed that Race Course police held Muhammad Amir for having 1510 grams charras and Zahid Khan for […]

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Albania keen to enhance trade relation with Pakistan: Envoy

ISLAMABAD:The Non Resident Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of Albania, Kastriot Robo said that his country wanted to enhance trade relations with Pakistan as there were great opportunities for increasing the volume of trade between the two countries that should be exploited for mutual benefits. He said this while exchanging views with the business community during […]

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Court adjourns references against Pervaiz Ashraf till Mar 15

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing till March 15, in rental power references against former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. AC-I Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court adjourned hearing of the case without further proceeding due to absence of NAB prosecutor. NAB had named Pervaiz […]

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Five police personnel injured in IED blast on police van

DI KHAN::At-least five police officials got injured in a remote control blast near a police van deployed for polio duty at Ibrahim bridge on Maddi road Gara in Tehsil Kulachi, said DPO. The injured officials including driver of the van were shifted to District Headquarters hospital, while the vehicle was completely destroyed in the attack. […]

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IGHDS organizes International Mother Language Day

SUKKUR: International Mother Language Day was observed in Sukkur on Tuesday. In this connection, a colorful event was organized by Inter Global Human Development Society (IGHDS). Speaking the event, Sindhi Adabi Sangat`s former Secretary General Sindh, prominent writer, Poet Dr Adal Soomro said, language is a source of communication to have interaction with others. Child […]

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World witnesses most lethal form of Islamophobia in India: Qadri

ISLAMABAD:Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Pir Noor ul Haq Qadri said Islamophobia had a long history right after the advent of Islam, and the world today witnessed its lethal form in India. Its origin had nothing to do with the 9/11 incident or other theories being discussed at various social, political, and religious […]

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