Successful conduct of LG election top priority of Balochistan Govt: Sardar Saleh

QUETTA: Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani said that the successful conduct of local body elections was the top priority of incumbent of the provincial government for the interest of public.   He said that the government of Balochistan believed in the transfer of power to lower-level through the […]

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WASA failed to supply clean drinking water: MPA

HYDERABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party’s MPA Abdul  Jabbar Khan has decried that the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA)  has been failing to supply clean drinking water to the citizens.  In a statement issued here on Sunday, he pointed out that complaints of  water shortage had been surfacing from many localities while in  several other areas […]

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Comprehensive strategy evolved to provide quality service

FAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lt (retd) Sohail Ashraf said that comprehensive strategy had been evolved to improve performance of the government departments in order to provide quality service and maximum relief to the masses.   Briefing the local parliamentarians on Sunday, he said that people of Faisalabad were facing acute shortage of potable drinking water.   […]

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LG elections in Balochistan concludes, votes counting begins

QUETTA:The local government election in 32 districts of Balochistan has concluded peacefully while counting of the votes began.   The polling process, which started on time, continued without break till 5:00 p.m in the province apart from Quetta and Lasbela.   Since morning, great enthusiasm was witnessed among voters especially youth who came in large […]

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Fire in underground cables causes power suspension to six feeders

ISLAMABAD:A fire in underground power cables of 132 KV Chaklala grid station on Sunday caused power suspension to six feeders.   The affected feeders were included VVIP Khanna Dak, APHS Sector 4, Gulzar-e-Quaid and Gracie Line, said a statement.   The IESCO Chief Engineer and his teams were working to restore the affected feeders. Meanwhile, […]

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STP to contest LG polls in Sindh against feudal lords: Qadir Magsi

HYDERABAD:Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) chairman Dr Qadir Magsi on Sunday said that his party will give tough time to PPP in the local body elections across the province and will not allow anyone to win the elections unopposed.   He expressed these views while addressing a meeting of party office bearers of Karachi division […]

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Nationwide emergency polio vaccination drive continues

ISLAMABAD:A seven-day emergency nationwide polio immunization campaign continued on Sunday to vaccinate 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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