Anti-dengue surveillance in full swing

KASUR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health Authority Dr Samra Khurram Saturday visited various   cemeteries and reviewed anti-dengue activities and the performance of surveillance teams.  The CEO health, accompanied by district entomologist Muhammad Khurram Ibrahim and other  officers visited Khwaja Sahib, Kot Badha, Kamil Shah graveyards and filtration plant at Union  Council 4 in the district […]

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PM arrives Shaheed Benazir Abad to offer condolence with Asif Zardari

NAWAB SHAH:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday arrived Shaheed Benazir Abad to express his condolence with former president Asif Ali Zardari on the death of his mother.   Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari received the prime minister at the airport.   The prime minister was accompanied by Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Deputy […]

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Food deliveries exempted from business hours timings

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Saturday announced exemption for food deliveries from business hours timings.   According to a notification issued by additional deputy commissioner, Islamabad Rana Waqas “All the food takeaways, food deliveries and online foods deliveries to the extent of cooking/ packing places only were exempted from business hours timings.”   […]

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Women’s economic empowerment vital for prosperous society: Begum Alvi

ISLAMABAD: First Lady Begum Samina Alvi Saturday underlined the need for sustained efforts for the economic empowerment of women, especially from the under privileged areas of the country, by provision of equal opportunities in different fields.   Addressing an inauguration ceremony of the arts and crafts exhibition arranged by Indus Heritage Trust titled “Celebrating the […]

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Marriyum chairs consultative meeting on tackling fake news

ISLAMABAD: An important consultative meeting between Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and representatives of journalistic organizations begun here Saturday.   Redressal of two components of fake news, ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ was being discussed in the meeting.   The meeting was taking place in the light of the agreement between the Joint Action Committee […]

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Central Control Room to monitor Sindh LG polls

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established a Central Control Room in Islamabad for monitoring and registering complaints related to local government polls being held in 14 districts of Sindh on Sunday.   According to ECP spokesman, polling related complaints could be lodged round the clock on telephone no 051-9204402; 051-9210838. The complaints could […]

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Commissioner visits polling stations to review arrangements for LG election

MIRPURKHAS:Divisional Commissioner Syed Ejaz Ali Shah on Saturday visited various polling stations setup  in Comprehensive High School ,Shah Abul Latif College and other areas.   District Returning officer (DRO) Syed waseem Ahmed Jafferi and acting Deputy Commissioner Zain-ul-Aabdeen Memon were accompanied with him.   Commissioner on the occasion checked proper installation of CCTV   cameras and […]

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Open court to address peoples’ problems at doorstep

DIR LOWER::Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Zubair Niazi held an open court at Assistant Commissioner Office Samar Bangh to address problems of residents.   Speaking on the occasion, he said holding an open forum had yielded concrete results and peoples’ complaints had significantly reduced.   The residents highlighted various issues pertaining to shortage of staff at hospital, […]

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