HYDERABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has sought an explanation from Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) about allegedly doling out expensive plots to the bureaucrats. In a letter to the former Director General of HDA Muhammad Sohail, former mayor of Hyderabad and deputy convener of MQM-P MPA Kunwar Navid Jameel asked the authority to clarify under […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Anti-beggary squad of social welfare department in a crackdown caught 35 habitual beggars from different road crossings during the last three days. According to official sources, the beggars were taken into custody from Jinnah colony, Satiana road, D-ground, Jamia Chishtia Chowk, outside Kutchehry Bazaar, Saleemi Chowk, Allied Hospital, Bilal Road, […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH: Police claimed on Monday to have arrested nine proclaimed offenders during a crackdown launched against criminals by Rangpur police station in last 24 hours. In line with special directives of the District Police Officer (DPO) Capt (retd) Tariq Wilayat, the Rangpur police under the supervision of DSP Rehan Rasool, launched a crackdown against […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Price control magistrates imposed fine of Rs185, 500 on 76 shopkeepers for profiteering in various parts of the district during past 24 hours. A spokesman for the local administration said on Monday that price control magistrates inspected 954 shops in different markets and bazaars of Faisalabad and found 76 shopkeepers involved in overcharging and […]
Read MoreMULTAN: Commissioner Multan Division Amir Khatak distributed 200 customized wheelchairs among the disabled persons here on Monday, after weeks long process of manufacturing at a local plant run by Society for Special Persons (SSP), meeting all the size and disability requirements of each of the special individual. Speaking on the occasion, commissioner hailed the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought suggestions from journalists’ bodies to chalk out a policy to deal with cases against journalists. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case regarding the cases against journalists Sami Ibrahim, Moeed Pirzada and Arshad Sharif. At the outset of hearing, the chief justice remarked that […]
Read MoreLAHORE: A woman and her son died of electrocution near Shahpur Kanjaran, Multan Road here on Monday. According to Rescue-1122, both the mother and son were riding a motorcycle when suddenly some electric wires fell upon them. They died on the spot. Rescue-1122 shifted the bodies to hospital while their identification has yet to be […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The cultivation of cotton has been completed over 1.936 million hectares of land in the potential areas countrywide against the target of 2.32 million hectares for the current season (2021-22). The crop sowing witnessed about 6.9% decline as compared to the last season of over 2.078 million hectares, said an official of the […]
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