Very hot weather likely in most parts of country: PMD

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday forecast mainly very hot and dry weather for most plain areas of the country during the next 24 hours. However, light rain-wind/thunderstorm is likely at isolated places in Gilgit Baltistan and Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Gusty or dust raising winds are likely in Potohar region during the period. According […]

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CIA, police arrest 3 suspects involved in smuggling of betel nuts, mainpuri

HYDERABAD:The Central Investigation Agency (CIA) and Market police station here on Sunday arrested 3 suspects allegedly involved in inter provincial smuggling of banned betel nuts and mainpuri. In Charge CIA Munir Abbassi informed that they also recovered 10 large bags filled with betel nuts and supplies of mainpuri. He told that they arrested the suspects, […]

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Lack of parking plazas affecting business activities

RAWALPINDI:Trade bodies of the city have urged the district administration to build more parking plazas in the city’s commercial areas to resolve traffic issues. President Anjuman Tajran Raja Bazaar Malik Shahid Ghafoor Paracha, while talking to reporter, said that the traders were facing tremendous problems due to encroachments and the non-availability of parking places in […]

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PM strongly condemns hurtful comments of BJP leader about Prophet (PBUH)

ISLAMABAD :Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday condemned hurtful comments of India’s BJP leader about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In tweets on social media platform Twitter, he said, “I condemn in strongest possible words hurtful comments of India’s BJP leader about our beloved Prophet (PBUH). Have said it repeatedly India under Modi is trampling religious freedoms […]

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Pakistan urges rich nations to fulfill pledges for countering planet’s environmental threats

Pakistan has called for saving the planet and humanity, while marking World Environment Day that spotlights a host of environmental problems — from pollution to the hole in the ozone layer to deforestation. “We celebrate World Environment Day 2022 at a critical moment in history,” Ambassador Munir Akram, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, […]

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Action taken against illegal selling of fertilizers

BAHAWALPUR:On the direction of Punjab government, effective measures were being taken to ensure availability of agricultural fertilizers on fixed rates at allotted fixed points. According to Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Irfan Ali Kathia, Assistant Commissioners and Price Control Magistrates were actively working in the field to provide all possible relief to the farmers and landowners. During […]

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Tree plantation must be made mandatory: Murtaza Wahab

KARACHI:Administrator Karachi and Advisor to CM on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Sunday, while addressing a function at Hill Park on the occasion of World Environment Day, said that legislation was needed to make tree plantation mandatory. “Planting trees must be made mandatory when permitting domestic and industrial constructions. Plants suitable for the environment of […]

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