Policing in south Punjab improves after establishment of Secretariat

MULTAN:Policing has always been a tricky affair to manage in South Punjab — an area of varied topography and landscape inhabiting diverse population mix with more dwelling in rural areas. Comprising three divisions including Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur, previously policing in the region was administrative control of Inspector General Police (IGP) Punjab. However, […]

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DC for implementation of beautification plan

KHANEWAL:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Salman Khan Lodhi directed local government departments to implement beautification plan in the district under the ongoing cleanliness month. Presiding over a meeting to review performance on the cleanliness month here on Sunday, the deputy commissioner said that entry and exit points of the city would be made beautiful. He directed all […]

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HESCO refutes video circulated on social media about top officers

HYDERABAD:The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has clarified that a video being circulated on social media has wrongly described the farewell event of a senior official as a dance party attended by the company’s top officers. The spokesman informed here Sunday that the official event was actually arranged as a farewell to the retiring officer […]

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Modern sanitation system being set up in city: Minister

SIALKOT: Provincial Minister for Special Education Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq said on Sunday the sanitation system was being set up on modern lines in the city. Addressing a meeting held to review the performance of Solid Waste Management Company (SWMC), at SWMC Headquarters Muradpur Road, he said the scope of SWMC was being gradually extended […]

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43 professional beggars rounded up

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdowns on professional beggars, arrested 43 beggars to discourage the menace of begging and avoid risk of road accidents due to jaywalking of tramps. On the directives of the in-charge Beggars Squad, the respective teams, took action against the professional beggars, and detained them in different police stations of Rawalpindi city, […]

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CM takes notice of forest guard crushing with smuggler vehicle

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Sunday took notice of the incident in which the vehicles of the smugglers crushed to death the on duty forest guards 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 […]

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Woman attempts suicide over domestic dispute

MUZAFFARGARH:A woman attempted to commit suicide by swallowing intoxicated pills over a domestic dispute at Chaudhry Wala Bhatta Old Rangpur on Sunday. According to Rescue-122 sources, 30-year-old Misbah Bibi w/o Muhammad Hussain had dispute with her family over some domestic issues. On Sunday, she swallowed intoxicated pills and attempted suicide after exchange of hot arguments […]

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350 traffic wardens deployed in Rawalpindi for Pak-Australia cricket matches

RAWALPINDI:The City Traffic Police (CTP) has finalized a comprehensive plan to ensure smooth flow of traffic on main roads adjoining the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium where Pakistan and Australia teams were scheduled to practice and play first test match from February 27-March 8. As many as 350 traffic police personnel would perform special duties during the […]

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