ISLAMABAD:Senators of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) on Friday staged a token walkout from the Senate to protest the theft of Balochistan province’s water share. Speaking on point of order, Senator Danesh Kumar raised the issue of water shortage in Balochistan province. He claimed that Balochistan was getting 65 per cent less water of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman Federal Flood Commission Ahmed Kamal Friday said that all departments concerned are on high alert to cope with any emergency situation during an on-set monsoon season. Talking to PTV News on Friday, Chairman said that twin cities administration has intensified drain cleaning drive to ensure that there is no water stagnation. He […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR: The police have arrested two alleged drug pushers from two separate areas lying within jurisdiction of PS Kotwali besides recovering over three kilograms hashish from their possession. According to a police spokesman, acting on a tip-off, a police party of Kotwali Police Staiton raided two separate areas including Noor Shah area and Giri […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Spokesperson Ministry of Power on Monday clarified that there was no proposal under consideration to suspend power supply to commercial feeders during 1700 to 1000 hours. News item appeared in section of both print and electronic media regarding closing of commercial feeders during the said time was totally baseless and contrary to the facts, […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:The local Met office has forecast a dry to partly cloudy weather for the city during the next 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature 40 centigrade and the lowest minimum 28 centigrade were recorded during last 24 hours. The dry to partly cloudy weather has also been forecast for rest of the region.
Read MorePakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, on Thursday discussed with Uzra Zeya, a senior State Department official, strengthening of US-Pakistan relations “in diverse areas through frequent exchanges on issues of mutual interest”, according to a Pakistani embassy press release. The ambassador was received “warmly” at the State Department by Ms Zeya, who […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Petroleum Musadiq Malik said on Friday that the government was taking tough decisions to stabilize the country’s economy and current economic crises would soon be resolved with the revival of International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme. PM Shehbaz Sharif’s economic team was working day and night to “robust economic plan” […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:At least five members of a family, including two women, were buried alive and another was injured when the wall of their house collapsed due to heavy rain and wind in the Kahna area of Lahore on Friday. According to Rescue 1122 sources, the family was sleeping on the roof of their house when […]
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