PESHAWAR: Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) on Tuesday launched an awareness drive to promote waste segregation at source level to ensure cleanliness of city and safe disposal of waste. The drive aims to encourage segregation of waste for better and safe disposal of waste. Masses from every walk of life would be sensitized, […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Approximately 160, 000 people die every year from tobacco usage in the country, and their number is increasing with every passing day, especially among women and teenagers. Speakers said at a seminar held at District Headquarter Hospital organized by the District Health Authority in collaboration with Pakistan Social Welfare and Bait ul Mal […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Director General (DG) Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control (ET&NC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Aslam Wazir on Tuesday said that the crackdown on narcotics mafia has been accelerated and operation in this regard was continued across the province. In this connection a team of Excise D.I. Khan Region under the supervision of Masood-ul-Haq E&T Officers […]
Read MoreSUKKUR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sukkur, Javed Ahmed on Tuesday has directed to initiate necessary steps for reducing traffic congestion in Sukkur city. The DC sought necessary recommendations from traffic police and other line departments for improving the traffic system in the Sukkur. He directed that a comprehensive planning should be devised to improve the […]
Read MoreKARACHI: The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Karachi has awarded 23 MPhil, and two PhD degrees in various disciplines. The KU acting Registrar Professor Dr Maqsood Ali Ansari said that the ASRB in the meeting under the chairmanship of the KU’s Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Nasira Khatoon awarded these degrees, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri Tuesday said the federal cabinet has approved relief package of worth Rs. 28 billion to counter the effects of increased petroleum prices on the poor citizens. “The relief package has been introduced to reduce the impact of inflation on the vulnerable segments amid […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque on Tuesday directed to expedite the process of giving cash rewards to the IT companies. Presiding over the 51st Board of Directors meeting of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), he also gave the directions for setting a time-line in this regards. The […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Randhawa Tuesday visited ‘Walk and Shop Arena’ shopping mall here at Johar Town to review the ongoing work on it. Project Director Iqrar Hassan briefed the DG about construction progress. The DG said that the LDA was constructing shopping mall on 130-kanal land, […]
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