Two accused get jail terms on assaulting minor girl, woman

MUZAFFARGARH:Additional District and Sessions Judge of Muzaffargarh, Tariq Maqsood, deciding two cases on Thursday, awarded different duration imprisonments to two accused, one of them on charge of raping a woman and the other on assaulting a minor girl. Accused Afran Ali was awarded overall 26-year jail and over Rs 1 million fine was imposed on […]

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PM, JUI-F chief discuss political situation

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazl ur Rehman met here Thursday and discussed the overall political situation in the country. The meeting was joined by federal ministers Rana Sanullah and Khwaja Saad Rafique. Maulana Fazl ur Rehman expressed concern over the economic indicators presented during the government’s first cabinet […]

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Meeting reviews measures for paint of govt buildings, sanitation

BAHAWALPUR:A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner, Captain (retd) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal to review the measures taken to paint the government buildings in the three districts of the division and ongoing measures related to the sanitation. The video link meeting was attended by the administrative officers of all three districts. As many as […]

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Faisal Sabzwari visit PNSC after assuming minister office

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Faisal Ali Sabzwari after assuming charge on Thursday visited Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC). Chairman PNSC, Rizwan Ahmed welcomed the minister and extended felicitations and assured to work in great coordination, said a press release. Chairman PNSC apprised the minister on the functioning, development and on-going activities of PNSC. […]

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About 87% wheat procurement target achieved in distt Rajanpur

MULTAN: About 87 percent wheat of total set target have been procured in district Rajanpur. In a briefing given to secretary agriculture south Punjab Saqib Ateel, the officials informed that nine wheat procurement centres were established in district Rajanpur to procure 180,000 tonnes of wheat. The Food Department successfully achieved 87 percent target. Secretary Agriculture […]

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IWMB successfully releases injured Indian Eagle Owl in wild

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has successfully released an injured Indian Eagle Owl after rehabilitation into the wild area of Shah Allah Ditta that was rescued from the garden of a house in E-11 sector of the federal capital. The Indian Eagle Owl scientifically named as Bubo bengalensis is also known as the rock […]

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SC allows Czech Republic model to fly abroad in drug smuggling case

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Customs appeal and allowed Czech Republic model Tereza Hluskova for travelling abroad in drugs smuggling case. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the Customs appeal against acquittal of Tereza Hluskova. During the course of […]

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