28 professional beggars arrested during crackdown

RAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdowns against professional beggars, arrested 28 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 the Beggars Squad, along with their respective teams, took action against the professional beggars, and detained them in different police […]

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EC directs for oath taking of LG representatives

PESHAWAR:The Election Commission (EC) has directed the District Returning Officers to arrange for the swearing-in of the successful Local Government (LG) candidates in 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa two and a half months ago. In a notification, the Election Commission has asked the returning officers to arrange for the swearing-in ceremony of the elected representatives […]

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Dr Sania announces Ehsaas Emergency Cash package per family for returning IDPs in Tirah

ISLAMABAD: Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Friday announced the federal government’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash package for 15,699 affected families of Tirah Valley in Tribal District of Khyber> She said, after the approval of the Prime Minister, each family will get one off cash assistance of Rs. 20,000 as an […]

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Cutlery exports decrease 3.80 percent in 7 months

ISLAMABAD:The exports of cutlery from the country witnessed a decrease of 3.80 percent during the first seven months of financial year 2021-22 as compared to the corresponding period of last year. The country exported cutlery worth US $67.676 million during July-January (2021-22) against the exports of US $70.352 million during July-January (2020-21), showing decline of […]

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Bilawal changed speech timing in Multan as people had rejected his “long march”: Qureshi

HYDERABAD: Foreign Minister and Senior Vice Chairman Pakistan Tahreek Insaf (PTI) Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said the people of Multan had outrightly rejected the long march of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari due to which he had to change the timing of his speech. Addressing a press conference at Mirza Farm, Badin before proceeding towards Matli […]

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PAEC connects 1100MW K-3 nuclear power plant to grid

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has connected Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 (K-3) of 1,100 megawatts energy capacity to the national grid. The 1100 megawatts (MW) generation capacity nuclear power plant (NPP) had achieved criticality on 21st February and was undergoing certain safety tests and procedures before it could finally be connected to the grid, […]

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Bilawal reiterates pledge to uphold people’s rights

MULTAN:Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reiterated his pledge to continue struggle for the rights of people. Addressing the participants of the long march which arrived in the city Thursday night, Bilawal said the PPP would not compromise on principles. The party had always made struggle to protect the rights of people, […]

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