Deputy Speaker seeks technical assistance from NDMA to control forest inferno

QUETTA:Deputy Speaker Balochistan Assembly, Sardar Babar Khan Musakhail has written a letter to the Chairman National Disaster Management Authority ((NDMA) seeking his technical support to extinguish raging inferno of Shirani district. In an official letter to the Chairman NDMA, Deputy Speaker said that “Balochistan government has no proper facilities/equipment to extinguish fire let on Dana […]

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PM strongly condemns Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik’s conviction in fake case

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the conviction of prominent Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik by the Indian court in a fictitious terrorism case. He said Pakistan rejected the Indian failed tactics against Yasin Malik who was a symbol of unparalleled bravery and freedom. He urged the international community including the United Nations […]

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China announces scholarships for senior water conservancy professionals

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Education, China have jointly implemented the “Chinese Government Scholarship on Senior Water Conservancy Professionals” to select government officials across the world responsible for water conservancy policy to pursue their master’s degree in China at Hohai University. Under the Scholarships program, the government officials from project management […]

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8 die, several hurt as bus falls into ditch near Murree

ISLAMABAD:Atleast eight persons were killed while several other were wounded when two buses collided and fell down into deep ditch in Khaira Gali near Galiyat Murree on Monday afternoon. The spokesperson of 1122 Rescue said that the buses were racing and one of the drivers lost control of the vehicle and it collided with another […]

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Body of drowned motorcyclist retrieved from Taleeri canal

MUZAFFARGARH:Rescue 1122 has recovered the body of a person, who had reportedly lose control of his motorbike and drowned into Taleeri canal near Bhattian wali bridge the other day. According to Rescue officials, the control room had received a call that a person namely Sultan, son of Hayat, resident of Multan, was going with his […]

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PTI’s narrative limited to social media platforms only: Mohsin Ranjha

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Muslim League-N senior leader Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s narrative was purely based on lies and it is only limited to social media platforms to mislead the nation. Talking to a private news channel, he said that the coalition government would move towards elections only after introducing electoral reforms and they […]

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Counters strength at USC stores enhanced to facilitate customers, says Ch Sajjad

MULTAN:The Regional Manager Utility Stores Corporation (USC), Chaudhary Sajjad said that about 2,69,600 customers had availed subsidy given by the government in month of Ramadan across the region. While talking to reporter here on Monday, RM USC said that ghee, sugar and flour were available at 85 stores on subsidized rates across the region. He […]

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Week-long nationwide polio immunization drive starts

ISLAMABAD:The government has launched a week-long nationwide polio immunization campaign on Monday to immunize over 43 million children under five years of age. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, over 339,521 trained and dedicated polio workers have been engaged in the vaccination drive to vaccinate children at their doorstep. He said that […]

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