ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the new under construction mega dams would eventually double water storage capacity of the country and help address issues related to the climate change. Speaking at a seminar on hydro power development, he said China had constructed 5000 dams but Pakistan had only two dams, built in the 1960s. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Lahore Dr Abid Khan Monday ordered for putting security on high alert in the provincial metropolis particularly at entry and exit points. In this regard, he issued necessary directions to all divisional SPs to review security arrangements in their respective divisions and set up pickets for thorough checking of people. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal Monday said people’s welfare is primary responsibility of the government, while maintaining that open door policy of government offices has started yielding positive results. He highlighted that the information technology was being used to improve governance and service delivery in Punjab. He stated this during the visit of trainee […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Monday said that those involved in the Mian Channu tragedy deserved exemplary punishment. In a statement, he said indiscriminate action had been taken against the violators of law. This is a tragic and condemnable act and offenders did not deserve to be called humans, he said and added that […]
Read MoreMULTAN:The district administration has decided to redesign Chowk Kumharanwala in order to improve traffic management. This was disclosed by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amir Karim Khan during his visit to Chowk Kumharanwala along with officers of the departments concerned here on Monday. He said the chowk would be expanded and green belts would be constructed on […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Zahir Jaffer, the main accused in Noor Mukadam’s murder case, Monday submitted a written statement and evidences before the court of Additional District & Sessions Judge Muhammad Atta Rabbani to defend himself. The evidences submitted by the accused’s lawyer included a USB, news clippings, Zahir’s ticket for the United States, and his medical report. […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar after taking notice of the murder incident of an 11 years old girl has sought a report from RPO Rawalpindi. CM has ordered to take stern legal action against the arrested accused. He directed that the affected family should be provided with justice at any cost. He remarked […]
Read MoreLAHORE:At least 11 people were killed and 1,133 others injured in 1,053 road traffic accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. As many as 658 seriously injured people were shifted to different hospitals, while 475 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rescue medical teams, said a spokesman for Rescue-1122 […]
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