ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways was planning to start rehabilitation work of 33.50-kilometer track ‘through sleeper renewal’ between Quetta-Bostan and Quetta-Chaman section. “The track will not only facilitate the passengers, but also connect three major cities of the province,” an official in the Ministry of Railways told reporter on Sunday. He said railway network in Balochistan province mainly […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The price control magistrates imposed Rs 119,000 fine on 73 shopkeepers on the charge of profiteering in the district during the past 12 hours. A spokesman for the administration said on Sunday that price control magistrates inspected 1,015 shops in different markets and bazaars of Faisalabad and found dozens of shopkeepers involved in profiteering and […]
Read MoreBEIJING:Researchers have discovered that the total water volume of ten major lakes across the endorheic region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau increased by 58.5 cubic kilometers between 1979 and 2016. Rainfall, glaciers and snow meltwater, lake surface evaporation, and soil freezing-thawing are the major contributors to the water increase, according to a recent research article published in […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has completed seven high tension (HT) projects of 11 KV feeders at a cost of Rs 208.5 million during the ongoing fiscal year. Project Director Construction MEPCO, Sohail Bashir said that as per directives of CEO MEPCO Engineer Mahar Allah Yar Bharwana, new 11 KV feeders were being upgraded to facilitate consumers […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders have demanded immediate release of all illegally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists lodged in different jails of India and the territory Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Zamrooda Habib in a statement issued in Srinagar deplored that hundreds of Hurriyat leaders and activists had been languishing in […]
Read MoreMULTAN: About 30,000 acres of barren land are being made fertile annually in Punjab however the speed is extremely slow as the province have over 3.8 million barren or non-agricultural land. ” About 3.8-million-acre land is barren or non-agricultural soil in Punjab province which could be converted into fertile land in order to benefit country’s […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is conducting a baseline survey to assess the situation of the most vulnerable people, which is not limited to women, religious minorities, workers particularly from the informal sector, people living with disabilities, transgenders and healthcare workers. According to HRCP the study is a short survey with the human […]
Read MoreBUREWALA:Multan District Transport Authority (DTA) impounded seven vehicles over missing documents and driving license during a crackdown launched against traffic rules violators here on Sunday morning. In line with special directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC), the District Transport Authority under the supervision of senior officials conduct a special operation to control road mishaps by launching […]
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