PESHAWAR:A man killed his wife and dumped her body in a wooden box to cover up his crime, in Bagh Mohalla, Mingora town, Swat district. SHO Mingora Mujeeb Alam Khan said on Wednesday that Faisal, 45, had killed his wife Labna, 35, for unknown reasons and dumped her body in a wooden box. Upon receiving […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information and Spokesperson for the Punjab Government Hasaan Khawar Wednesday said that the present government had to take difficult decisions to escape the artificial bubble of economic stability created by the previous regime. He was addressing a seminar on the topic of “Essentials of Journalism: Responsible use of […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid on Wednesday said the provincial government was developing a registry of people facing genetic disorders and then it would devise a strategy to control these diseases. The Health Minister was chairing a meeting of the Punjab Genetic Task Force (PGTF) at the Punjab Thalassemia and Genetic Disorders Prevention and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said the government, under its flagship initiative of the Kamyab Pakistan Programme, would disburse interest-free loans worth Rs 407 billion among youth, women and farmers in the next two years. Farrukh, in a series of tweets, said the government would give subsidy of Rs […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:A meeting of the Anti-Rape Special Committee here on Wednesday decided to set up anti-rape cells at all district hospitals across the province as part of measures to implement Anti-Rape laws. The committee meeting chaired by chairperson MNA Barrister Malika Bukhari and attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education Kamran Bangash decided that the […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) on Industry and Trade, focal person for Investment, Abdul Karim Khan on Wednesday said the time has come to empower the women to enable them play their crucial role in the development of the country. Addressing a function in connection with women employment in Benazir Women University here, the […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH: Rescue 1122 has received 15,084 calls out of which 2785 genuine emergency calls and 10632 disturbing calls during last month of February. According to a report issued by District Emergency Officer, Dr Hussain Mian, Rescue 1122 maintained its average response time of seven minutes and responded to 2785 emergencies including 505 road traffic accidents, […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Police arrested 29 beggars in its crackdowns against professional beggars to curb this menace and ensure safety of people. On the directives of the in-charge Beggars Squad, police took action against the professional beggars, said Rawalpindi Police spokesperson. On this occasion, Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Waseem Riaz said special beggar squad was […]
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