ISLAMABAD: The School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) and Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB) the other day held a combined convocation, as part of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Convocation Week. For SCME, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees were awarded to 72 and 93 graduates, respectively. While for ASAB, Bachelor’s […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdowns on professional beggars, arrested 60 beggars to discourage the menace of begging and avoid risk of road accidents due to jaywalking of tramps. On the directives of the in-charge Beggars Squad, along with their respective teams, took action against the professional beggars, and detained them in different […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Rain-dust-thunderstorm lashed different parts of the country including the federal capital on Thursday evening giving the much awaited respite to the heat stricken people through subsiding the prevailing heat wave conditions. The rain accompanied with dust-thunderstorm of light to moderate intensity started after 4: 00 pm and continued for a short period, decreasing […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Mir Abid Hussain Bhayo on Thursday held a meeting with pre-qualified bidders of Pakistan Steel Mills(PSM). The said meeting was held to revitalize the steel corporation and to find possible ways where Pakistan’s largest steel mills can be made more productive in years to come. Chairman Privatisation Commission […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has utilized 75 percent of the released development funds during the current fiscal year which is 51 percent more than the development expenditure made till May last year. The development process in different sectors has gradually improved over the last four years and dozens of development projects of public […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pollution caused about 9 million premature deaths across the world in 2019, or about 1 in every 6 deaths, according to new report. A study published Tuesday in the journal Lancet Planetary Health analyzed the combined health risks of air, water and toxic chemical pollution in 2019, and found that pollution cuts more […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood Thursday received United States Charge d Affaires Angela Aggeler for a farewell call and discussed matters of bilateral interest. The foreign secretary, in a post on his Twitter handle, thanked Angela Aggeler for her valuable contributions to the Pak-US ties. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a long-standing, broad-based […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) Bilal Firoz Joya said that FWMC was implementing Saaf Punjab programme 2022 in true spirit and during the last four days the company removed more than 5, 000 tons waste material from various areas and shifted it to dumping site. In a statement issued […]
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