Uplift schemes’ pace of work reviewed in Sialkot

SIALKOT:A high level meeting was held here on Sunday to review the ongoing construction work   of sewage, water supply and parks upgradation project under the Punjab Intermediate  Cities Improvement Investment Programme (PICIIP) in the city initiated by the Punjab  government.  The meeting was held at DC office which was attended by Deputy Commissioner  Maisam Abbas, […]

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Health authority completes anti-polio vaccination target in RWP

RAWALPINDI:Chief Executive Officer (CEO)District Health Authority Dr Faiza Kanwal has said the week long anti-polio drive, which started in the entire district on May 23, had concluded successfully.   The CEO, while talking to reporter that as many as 917,285 children below five years of age were administered anti-polio drops during the campaign launched in […]

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Gwadar’s 300 MW coal power plant to end energy scarcity by 2023

ISLAMABAD:The longstanding issue of Gwadar city due to growing energy scarcity would end by October, 2023 after the completion of the 300megawatts coal-fired power plant.   The 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Gwadar Power Plant would cater the needs of some 150,000 local people by the end of 2023 under the 2050 Master Plan of Gwadar, said […]

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Five arrested, arms recovered in search operation

KARAK::The district police here on Sunday conducted search and strike operation in the limits of Sabirabad area and recovered arms and ammunition from the possession of outlaws.   On the directives of District Police Officer, Shafiullah Khan Gandapur, the police team led by SHO Sabirabad Sohail Shah conducted raids on different localities and recovered one […]

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers celebrated in Lahore also

LAHORE:In order to celebrate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and express solidarity with the international community, Pakistani UN peacekeepers of civilian police, who have served at 15 UN missions, assembled at a local hotel here on Sunday.   The event was organised and conducted by M Ghalib Bandesha, retired inspector general of police, […]

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IK hides behind court decisions after failed march: Senator Irfan

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan wanted to hide behind the court decisions while follow suiting the same recipe he tried in 2014 after losing public support and failed ‘Azadi March’.   In a statement issued here, the Senator Siddiqui said that after […]

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Integrated plan launched to promote Sericulture industry in AJK

MIRPUR (AJK):  Experts, while speaking at a day-long capacity building workshop hosted here on Sunday, strongly recommended to encourage and promote the Sericulture industry for it being the strong source of the economy following maximum participation of the intending farmers.   The workshop was hosted by Director of the Sericulture department, Syed Ali Asghar Shah […]

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