PESHAWAR:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has announced to increase the amount of special compensation for the heirs of martyrs of the Kocha Risaldar tragedy from Rs. 2 million to Rs. 3 million each Family. He made this announcement while talking to a delegation of Imamia Jirga led by Brigadier (R) Sartaj Qazalbash, General Secretary […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Federal Ombudsman Pakistan Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has decided 106,000 complaints against the federal departments in 2021 and 98 per cent of these decisions have been enforced, official sources said on Wednesday. Munawwar Sajjad Gondal, Deputy Registrar Multan regional office of Federal Ombudsman, said that one-window counters of twelve federal government departments were operational at Multan […]
Read MoreSAIDU SHARIF:Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday came down heavily on the hurriedly cobbled opposition alliance pursuing the scandalous “Changa Manga” politics and said the coming days would prove to be defining moments in Pakistan’s history. “As I have invited the people in Islamabad on March 27 [for a rally], the nation should come out to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday terminated the Local Government Ordinance 2021 while declaring it as null and void. Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani announced the verdict which was reserved previously after listening arguments from all respondents. The petitions were filed by the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s Mazdoor Union, Officers Association and ex-chairman of UC […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Day temperatures are likely to remain unusually high in most parts of the country during the current week due to a persistent high pressure in the upper atmosphere, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Wednesday. Day temperatures in Northern Balochistan, Upper Sindh, South Punjab, Kashmir and adjoining areas will remain 09-10°C above normal. Day temperatures […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A Chinese high-thrust oxyhydrogen rocket engine has completed a 520-second test in preparation for the upcoming launches of space station lab modules, its maker said on Wednesday. Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the engine is designed for the core stage of the Long March-5 carrier rocket series, which will be used […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Pakistan) and Engro Foundation has entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership for the conservation and management of the endangered Indus River dolphins. The project would focus on the core habitat of the 500 km (approximate) Indus River stretch between Taunsa and Sukkur barrages, said a news release. This stretch is a habitat of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday assured the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to resolve all the issues confronted by the oil industry on priority. The authority OMC and OMAP, in a meeting held at the OGRA’s Regional Office Lahore, agreed to make joint efforts in handling all the challenges faced by the oil […]
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