FAISALABAD:Divisional Commissioner Zahid Hussain on Tuesday held a meeting with traders and reviewed the prices of essential items. Speaking on the occasion, the commissioner said that administration of four districts was strictly enforcing the officially fixed prices of essential commodities. In this regard, the negative trend of unjustified increase in prices was also being discouraged, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad police have arrested 21 outlaws including four drug peddlers, gamblers and liquor sellers from different areas of the city and recovered 2770 gram hashish, 610 gram heroin, 50 liters liquor and weapons with ammunition during the last 48 hours, a police spokesman said. He said, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Commissioner Multan Division Dr Irshad Ahmed directed officers concerned to launch a comprehensive crackdown against violators of one dish at marriage halls. According to a directive issued here on Tuesday, the commissioner said that government orders regarding one dish would be implemented and violators would be treated with iron hands. He directed deputy commissioners of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Charge d’ Affaires Ismat Hassan Sial, on behalf of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has conferred “Sitara-i-Pakistan” upon Professor Takamitsu Matsumura for his outstanding services to the Urdu language in Japan. An award conferment ceremony was held at Embassy of Pakistan in Tokyo which was attended by the government officials, academia, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought arguments from respondents in a petition regarding seizing of powers of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Tariq Banori. Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case filed by the HEC chairman regarding the above mentioned matter. At the outset of hearing, the HEC lawyer told the court that the […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) has allocated more than Rs 470 million funds for the provision of electricity in different areas of FDA City. FDA Director General Dr Faisal Azeem said here Tuesday that the funds would be consumed for purchase of new transformers, electric poles and other equipment to make the six feeders functional. He […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan on Tuesday said power loadshedding was being observed only in those feeders that were facing more losses with less recovery of the dues. Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb after the cabinet meeting, he said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had […]
Read MoreSIALKOT:Deputy Commissioner Sialkot, along with Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rana Abdul Sattar, Deputy Director Development Abdul Rauf and XEN PHED/Highways Sialkot visited the Sialkot-Ugoki Road to review progress on the ongoing work on nullah construction. DC Imran Qureshi asked the relevant departments to expedite pace of work on the project within […]
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