Man held involved in aerial firing, displaying weapons and uploading its video on social media

RAWALPINDI:Police have arrested a man on the charges of aerial firing, displaying weapons and uploading its videos on social media, informed police spokesman. An accused Shoaib resorted to aerial firing, displaying his weapons openly and uploading its video on social media. Receiving information, a special team under the supervision of SP Potohar conducted raid at […]

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718,000 children to be administered Anti-Polio drops

RAWALPINDI:A five-day polio drive would commence in the entire district on Monday under which 718,000 children would be administered anti-polio drops. 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 718,000 children of under five years of age in all […]

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Balochistan govt to plant 10m trees during 2022

QUETTA:The Balochistan government has prepared to plant 10 million trees in the province during the current year in a bid to promote greenery and reduce the challenges and impacts of global warming. According to an official of provincial Forest Department, around 0.5 million trees would be planted across the province in the spring plantation drive. […]

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Opposition’s no confidence motion to be failed badly: Akhtar Malik

MULTAN:Punjab Minister for Energy Dr Akhtar Malik on Sunday said that no confidence motion by the opposition would be failed badly. He said the opposition was united only to save their plundered money and added that these people were the real cause of public sufferings. The provincial minister expressed these views after inauguration of Rs […]

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KP govt plans to irrigate 109,723 barren land by constructing three dams

ISLAMABAD:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is planning to irrigate more than 109,721 acres of barren land besides generating 25.5 MW power by constructing three dams in Tank and Dera Ismael Khan districts. The new dams included Tank Zam Dam, Chodwan Zam Dam and Daraban Dam, which would help improve water table in these areas. The provincial […]

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KP Govt to initiate renovation, restoration of historical sites

PESHAWAR:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has decided to launch a special initiative for the renovation, cleanliness and restoration of historical sites of the old Peshawar city including Qissa Khawani Bazaar. The chief minister has directed the Commissioner Peshawar to formulate a comprehensive and feasible plan to this end. He was chairing a meeting held […]

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Chief Minister takes notice of forest guard crushing with smuggler vehicle

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Sunday took notice of the incident in which the vehicles of the smuggler crushed forest guards on duty to death who signaled them to stop in Akhgram areas of Dir district. Soon after the news, the Chief Minister directed the police to take necessary action for immediate arrest of […]

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19,282 tonnes of waste removed during a month-long cleanliness drive

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) has disposed of around 19,282 tonnes of garbage from the various areas of the district in connection with the month-long cleanliness campaign that started on January 28. According to RWMC spokesman, under the direction of Provincial Minister for Local Government Mian Mahmood Al-Rasheed, a comprehensive cleanliness plan had been chalked […]

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