Blood screening mandatory for jail inmates: Parliamentary Secretary

QUETTA: Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Rubaba Khan Buledi on Tuesday said as per guidelines of the Federal Shariat Court, under the revised prison rules, blood screening of every prisoner before entering the jail had been made mandatory.   “There are testing laboratories in two jails of Balochistan including Quetta and Machh, […]

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‘Efforts being made to keep city neat, clean’

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Waste Management Company Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Bilal  Feroz said all available resources were being utilized to keep the city neat and clean.  A monitoring mechanism of cleanliness system was being made more efficient through better  service delivery.  He expressed these views during an inspection of cleanliness arrangements in different union  councils on […]

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Quality education, skilled manpower essential for GB’s development: President Alvi

GILGIT :President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday highlighting the importance of quality education and skilled manpower for sustainable development of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) said the vocational training was essential for students especially females.   Dr. Alvi who was addressing the fifth graduation ceremony (Convocation)of the University of Baltistan at here Skardu said that students could realize […]

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Opposition creating constitutional crisis: Rana Mashhood

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan on Tuesday said  the opposition was trying to create constitutional crisis by delaying the provincial budget  which was tantamount to deprive people of their due rights.  Talking to the media, he said that speaker Punjab Assembly was custodian of the house  and it was his constitutional […]

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Shop gutted

SIALKOT: Valuables worth millions of rupees were burnt to ashes when a fire erupted in a  shop in Bhuddi Bazaar, here on Tuesday.  According to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson, the fire broke out in the shop due to a short circuit  which engulfed two floors of the building.  On information, the rescue fire fighters reached […]

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Power suspension for Hayatabad, Naguman, TaruJaba notified

PESHAWAR:Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) has notified power shutdown notices due to maintenance work on electricity feeders and transmission lines.   In a notification issued here on Tuesday, power Supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Jamrud Grid Station on June 15, 22, and 29 from 07:00AM to 12:00PM, resultantly consumers of 11KV Hayatabad Phase-I, […]

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