Sindh govt already devolved powers to local government before SC order: Saeed Ghani

HYDERABAD:The Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani has said the Sindh government already devolved powers to the local government before the Supreme Court ordered the same last month. Talking to the media in Tando Muhammad Khan district on Saturday, he asserted that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was determined to strengthen the local bodies. The minister […]

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KP Minister, MNA visit KTH, reviewed ongoing projects

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Health & Finance and PTI MNA Arbab Sher Ali Saturday visited Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar. They reviewed ongoing infrastructure projects in hospital like development of 20 modular operation theaters and announced that the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will formally inaugurate the Modular operation theatre in March 2022. They also visited […]

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102 power pilferers nabbed in a day in South Punjab

MULTAN:Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) have caught 102 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab in a day, MEPCO official said on Saturday. MEPCO teams accompanying task forces raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and Dera Ghazi Khan and detected theft of 1,70,000 electricity units. A […]

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West Ham’s Zouma available to face Leicester despite cat abuse video

London: West Ham manager David Moyes says Kurt Zouma will be available for Sunday’s Premier League match at Leicester despite the controversy over the defender’s cruel treatment of his cat. Moyes was criticised for picking Zouma in Tuesday’s win against Watford after a video emerged of the French international kicking and slapping his cat. National […]

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Govt’s policies ensured protection of economically weaker segments during COVID-19 pandemic: PM

ISLAMABAD: As the cases of Omicron declining in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the government ensured protection of economically weaker segment through its policy of smart lockdown instead of going for complete shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides the worldwide appreciation of the government’s policies of tackling the Coronavirus, the people […]

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Russian minister says UK-Russia ties ‘close to zero’

Moscow: Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday Moscow’s ties with London were at a low point as he met UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for rare talks amid soaring tensions over Ukraine. “Unfortunately, the level of our cooperation is close to zero and about to cross the zero meridian and go into negative, which […]

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30 nations commit to protect oceans at Brest summit

Brest, France: Around 30 government chiefs committed Friday to protect the world’s oceans from harmful human activities at a summit in French port city of Brest, aiming to coordinate through a year packed with international action on the sea. The gathering of heads of state and other senior officials as well as companies “has allowed […]

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