PESHAWAR:The Home and Tribal Affair Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has imposed Section-144 in some areas of Peshawar for a period of six months. The section-144 imposed in areas including Pushtakhara, Landi Akhun Muhammad, Umer Gul Road, Naway Killay, Shaheed Abad, Bara Gate, Custom Chowk, Abdara Road and Tehkal under which the pigeon flying, kite flying, quad […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, while refuting the stance of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on ‘Toshakhana’ gifts, Thursday said the articles might be retained but could not be sold for pecuniary benefits. “As regards Toshakhana, Imran Khan has said ‘my gift, my choice’. Let me make it clear that the gifts belong […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The parliamentarians on Thursday congratulated Zahid Akram Durrani for being elected unopposed Deputy Speaker National Assembly, expressing confidence that he would ensure rule of law, supremacy of the Constitution and the Parliament. Speaking on floor of the National Assembly, Dr Nisar Ahmed Cheema of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) felicitated Zahid Akram Durrani on assuming charge […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: A youth put the house of his uncle on a fire over a dispute in Madina Town police limits on Thursday. A police spokesman said Ahmad Shakoor had exchanged hot words with his uncle Tahir Javaid over the monetary dispute. After that, the accused set his uncle’s house on the fire in X-block Madina […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Price control magistrates imposed fine of Rs 80,000 on 60 shopkeepers for profiteering in various parts of the district during the last 24 hours.A spokesman for the local administration said on Thursday that rice control magistrates inspected 923 shops in different markets and bazaars of Faisalabad and found 60 shopkeepers involved in profiteering and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan and Nigeria Thursday emphasized the need for increasing cooperation in various fields for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The bilateral ties were discussed during a meeting between the visiting Nigerian Defence delegation, led by General Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff Nigerian Armed Forces, and President Dr Arif Alvi here […]
Read MoreGWADAR:The development work on North Gwadar Free Zone was near its completion, initiated on public private partnership to boost economic activities in the province. The development work on the projects of the said free zone currently in full swing consisted on 2,281 acres area, an official of Industries department Balochistan said on Thursday. At present, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Several areas of the twin-cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are facing acute water shortage due to the depleting groundwater level and interrupted supply from nearby water dams. According to an official of the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), water supply from Khanpur Dam and Rawal Dam has fallen which was insufficient to meet the demand. […]
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