President directs private bank to refund defrauded money to senior citizen

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi while setting aside the orders of the Banking Mohtasib, directed Faysal Bank Ltd. to refund the defrauded money to a senior citizen. The president directed the bank to pay the defrauded account holder the full amount of 1.1 million as against the partial payment of Rs. 388,100. The president passed these […]

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MWMC to lift 16,000 ton sacrificial animal waste during Eid

MULTAN:Multan Waste Management Company (MWMC) has set target to dispose off 16,000 ton sacrificial animal offal during Eid-ul-Azha. The company has finalized preparations for grand cleanliness in the city on three days of Eid. In the last Eid, 13,883 tons of animal waste was disposed off. More than 2,500 company workers would take part in […]

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Drug rehabilitation drive motivates chronic addicts towards beginning of new life

PESHAWAR:`Say no to drugs, Say yes to life’, was the message conveyed by more than two dozen chronic addicts getting treatment at a detoxification centre here as part of initiative taken by District Government of Peshawar to rehabilitate people hooked on drugs including heroin, ice and others. “We want to convey to the people that […]

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Climatic changes affect indigenous practice of utilizing rain water in arid areas of KP

PESHAWAR:Septuagenarian Kalam Bibi, a resident of an arid area Abdul Khel of Lakki Marwat, has spent her whole life by continuing the inherited practice of storing rain water in ponds at home to fulfill water related needs of family, but abnormal reduction in precipitation due to climatic changes turned her primitive and economical source of […]

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18 suspects arrested, arms recovered

PESHAWAR:Kohat Police on Saturday conducted an intelligence-based search operation in areas around KTM Mills and arrested 18 suspects including a proclaimed offender and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. The police spokesman said that during the search operation weapons were recovered from the detainees including Kalashnikovs, repeaters, three pistols, six chargers and dozens of […]

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Minister urges nation to follow SOPs on Eid to contain spread of Covid-19

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel Saturday urged nation to strictly follow health guidelines during Eid-ul-Azha holidays and avoid unnecessary movements to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Public should avoid mass gatherings and follow all the protocols and SOPs such as wearing masks and maintaining physical distance, he said […]

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APHC urges world to help stop Indian state terrorism in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders and its constituent organizations, condemning the killing and arrest spree unleashed by Indian forces’ personnel in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have urged the United Nations and the world community to play a role in putting an immediate halt to the Indian state terrorism in […]

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