Over 344,000 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Madinah till Friday

ISLAMABAD:A total of 344,881 pilgrims from several nationalities have arrived in Madinah, through air and land crossings to perform this year’s Hajj, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah statistics showed on Friday. Statistics on arriving and departing pilgrims in Madinah showed that 278,751 pilgrims have arrived through the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport […]

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Administration discards cigarettes, shisha

PESHAWAR:District administration Peshawar confiscated cigarettes and shisha from various shops being sold to children, said a press release issued here on Friday. Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC) Syeda Zeenab Naqvi along with Project Coordination, Tobacco Board Ajmal Shah carried out operations against shopkeepers for selling cigarettes to children in University Town, Jehangirabad, Academy Town, Danish Abad […]

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Police arrest accused for snatching earrings from old woman

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi police have arrested an accused involved in the incident of snatching earrings from an elderly woman in Sadiqabad area. According to details, taking notice of the incident which took place a few days ago, RPO Rawalpindi Imran Ahmar had given the task of arresting the accused to Rawalpindi police. Upon which CPO Rawalpindi Syed […]

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Refugees express gratitude on increment of living allowance

MUZAFFARABAD: Refugees representatives have expressed gratitude over the efforts of Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas who has increased the monthly living allowance of refugees to Rs 1500 per person. In a statement issued here on Friday, refugees expressed gratitude for the long-standing demand of the refugees by providing Rs 3.10 billion […]

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DC chairs meeting to review arrangements made for monsoon rainfall

NAWABSHAH :Deputy Commissioner (DC) Aamir Hussain Panhwar on Friday presided over a meeting regarding arrangements made for monsoon rainfall predicted by the Meteorological department. According to a handout issued by the district information office, DC said that the District administration was taking all possible steps to provide relief to people in the upcoming monsoon season. […]

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Commissioner expresses displeasure on worst situation of sanitation, sewerage

BAHAWALPUR:Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Raja Jahangir Anwar has said that the defects in the sewerage system of Bahawalpur city should be removed immediately and the sanitation system should be improved. He was inspecting the health and sanitation and sewerage system malfunctions at Mohalla Chah Fateh Khan and Jubilee Hospital Road on Friday. He directed the officers […]

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Pakistan Junior League gets PTV Sports’ boost , PCB

LAHORE:The Pakistan Junior League got a positive shot in the arm when the state-owned PTV Sports threw its weight behind the first-of-its-kind event that is aimed at providing opportunities to the talented teenagers to demonstrate their skills in a franchise-based tournament, which will ultimately benefit Pakistan cricket. In a high-powered meeting held earlier this week […]

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