RAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi district has witnessed a sharp increase in diarrhea patients due to hot and dry weather during the last three weeks. District Health Authority spokesman Dr Waqar Ahmed told reporter on Sunday that around 135 diarrhea patients had been reported at four district hospitals from April 29 to date, out of which 70 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui Sunday appealed to the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court, Justice Athar Minallah to order a judicial inquiry into his arrest, handcuffing and imprisonment in the High Security Block (HSB) cell of Adiala jail. In one of his Tweets, Senator Irfan Siddiqui said, “Honorable Chief Justice, […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The Livestock Department has distributed cheques of financial aid worth Rs. 5.3745 million among 500 farmers of Katta Bachao, Katta Farba (Save the Calf, Calf Feedlot Fattening) scheme in two tehsils of Faisalabad district. In a statement issued on Sunday, Director Livestock Dr Haidar Ali Khan said that these cheques were distributed among registered […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A recent study has revealed four cities which are likely to get hotter than usual by the end of 21st century due to climate change in the region. The country is facing extreme weather changes for the past few decades which have affected certain regions more than others. Experts, academicians, environmentalists and general public […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:A traffic warden was killed in a road traffic accident in the area of Civil Lines police station. A spokesman said on Sunday that traffic warden Rana Amir Bashir was returning home after performing duty in Lorry Adda Sector late Saturday night when a speeding van hit him. He received serious injuries and was […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdowns on professional beggars, arrested 54 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 police […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Depleting surface and ground water resource has rung alarm bells for the policy makers with country touching the scarcity bench mark due to per capita water availability dwindling six times since independence. Absence of sufficient water storages, rising temperature and rampant wastage of irrigation water was further worsening the situation threatening the country of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The massive bush fires wreaking havoc and inflicting serious damage to the ecology in the foothills of Himalayas were causing fast degradation of soil in the biodiversity rich ecosystem. Senior Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) member Professor Zahid Baig Mirza also referred as Z.B. Mirza during exclusive chat with reporter , said, “Over […]
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