PESHAWAR:A five-day anti-polio campaign in South Waziristan district would start from Monday (May 23) where 119,638 children would be vaccinated against the crippling disease, said Deputy Commissioner, Shahid Ali on Tuesday. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting held to finalize arrangements for the upcoming polio campaign that would continue till May 28. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Three armed men abducted a girl student from Shadbagh area of the provincial capital in broad daylight. Police said on Sunday that Esha, along with her brother Amir (17) was returning home on a motorcycle after taking matric exam when Abid aka Makhan with the help two others riding in a car allegedly intercepted them […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The KfW German Bank would provide Euro13.5 million for support of billion trees afforestation project (BTAP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Deputy Project Director, 10 billion trees afforestation project (10BTAP) told reporter on Sunday that agreements with KfW German Bank have been completed that would provide Euro13.5million for billion trees afforestation support project […]
Read MoreLAHORE:At least 19 persons were killed and 1,141 others injured in 1,067 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. As many as 695 seriously injured people were shifted to different hospitals, while 446 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rescue medical teams. The analysis showed that […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Rana Sanaullah has said that restoration of Bahawalpur province is included in PMLN’s manifesto and a bill has already been passed with two third majority from Punjab Assembly for formation of Bahawalpur and South Punjab provinces. Talking to media persons here today, he said that Maryam Nawaz will address […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Riphah International University’s on second day of its 16th Convocation held here awarded degrees to as many as 900 students who graduated in Management Sciences, Computing, Engineering & Applied Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities. Among these students, 79 students received Gold Medals. Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, Chairman Akhuwat Foundation was Chief Guest, he […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:The local Met Office has forecast a dry and hot weather for city for next 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature 43 centigrade and the lowest minimum 29 centigrade were recorded during last 24 hours. The dry weather has also been forecast for rest of the region.
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A report regarding firefighting efforts to contain wildfire in Sherani area of Balochistan province was submitted to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, detailing the ongoing operation in the affected area. During a meeting in Lahore the other day, the prime minister had issued direction to the relevant authorities to accelerate their fire dousing operation […]
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