ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Thursday said that Pakistan was in dire need of water and low-cost electricity which necessitates a timely completion of the projects in water and hydropower sectors. He expressed these views during his visit to Mohmand Dam and Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project. The […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Five persons, including four girls, were abducted from different parts of Faisalabad during the past 12 hours. Police spokesman said on Thursday that Faizan and his associates seduced a girl, Emaan Hijab, and abducted her from Samanabad while Ali Raza and his accomplices kidnapped a 13-year-old girl, Kashaf, from Chak 218/R-B Kokianwala. Similarly, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) set out several conditions for health requirements, which the Hajj pilgrims from outside the kingdom would have to meet before landing in the country to perform the annual pilgrimage. In a circular issued to all airlines operating in the kingdom’s airports, including private aviation, the GACA […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) arranged a two-day road safety workshop at a private firm here to acquaint the staff with traffic laws. Regional Business Manager of the firm Muhammad Zubair and other senior staff members attended the closing ceremony on Thursday. At the closing ceremony, SSP (Traffic) Syed Mustafa Tanveer said the aim […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The Graduate and Research Management Council (GRMC) of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) in its 49th meeting chaired by its Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Athar Ata on Thursday awarded eight students PhD and 17 students M.Phil degrees. The eight students who were awarded M.Phil degrees included Aneela Qadeer bint […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Chairman Board of Director Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology (CPEIC) Khawaja Jalaluddin Rumi said that completion of extension block would add 208 beds in the hospital to facilitate patients from south Punjab and parts of Balochistan. “CPEIC Multan will be the best provider of facilities in South Punjab in the future. Thousands of […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Tourism Police formally launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide better security services to tourists in the province. A new Tourism Police force was formally launched to provide better security and services to the tourists at the scenic places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) Director General Muhammad Abid […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday formally started the development work in the sector I-12 of Islamabad. CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed attended inauguration ceremony and told the participants that the development of new sectors would enhance the beauty of the capital city, said a news release. The officers of relevant departments […]
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