Kot Addu to be new district in Southern Punjab: Shabir Qureshi

MUZAFFARGARH :Federal Minister of State for Housing Mian Shabbir Ali Qureshi Tuesday said that Kot Addu would be the new district in South Punjab. While laying foundation of road from Tibba Shah Abbas to Abbas Walla bund in Dera Din Panah here, he said PTI’s government was paying special attention to the development of Southern […]

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IHC dismisses petition against press club elections

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the recent polls of National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad while declaring the plea as non maintainable. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, remarked that it was a point of concern if the journalists’ community could not arrange peaceful elections. The court observed that […]

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PMAS-AAUR & RWU sign MoU to purse a program of scientific, technical, academic collaboration

RAWALPINDI:Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) and Rawalpindi Women University (RWU) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), here on Tuesday to jointly carry out various activities to pursue a program of scientific, technical and academic collaboration for the exchange of ideas, skills and techniques on issues of national interest. Prof Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman […]

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FIA cyber crime arrest man in online fraud case

MULTAN:Cyber crime wing of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Multan on Tuesday arrested a man over charge of depriving people of their hard earned money through online fraud. Accused Sarwar was arrested in a raid conducted by inspector Ramesh Kumar and ASI Zeeshan Khan after inquiry proceedings, an official said. The accused had deprived people of […]

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Nearly 30,000 people affected by extreme cold weather in south China

ISLAMABAD:As of 5 p.m. Monday, approximately 30,000 locals in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had been affected by the extreme cold weather since Feb. 18, said the region’s emergency management department on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the freezing weather had inflicted damage on more than 196 hectares of crops, among which the crop yields of about […]

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PAC organizes Josh literary seminar

RAWALPINDI:Punjab Arts Council on Tuesday organized a Josh National Literary seminar to commemorate 40th anniversary of Josh Malihabadi in collaboration with Josh Adabi Foundation. The literary reference was presided over by renowned poet Iftikhar Arif while Member of National Assembly Naurin Farooq Ibrahim Khan was the chief guest. Naurin Farooq Ibrahim Khan said Josh’s prose […]

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