CTD arrests 9 members of defunct organisations

LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested nine persons belonging to different defunct organisations. A spokesman for the CTD said here on Saturday that the department conducted 22 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) and detained and interrogated 22 suspects. Those arrested include: Muhammad Yaqoob of defunct Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)/ Ghazi Force, Arif Saeed from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), […]

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CEO Health constitutes teams for anti-dengue spray around Imam Bargah, Majalis sites

MULTAN:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Health Dr Syed Ali Mehdi formed special teams to carry out anti dengue spray in different Imam Bargahs and other Majalish places, ahead of Mohrram ul Haram, here on Sunday. A delegation of mourners led by Khawar Shafqat Bhutta met the CEO Dr Mehdi and informed about different problems faced […]

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Rickshaw Drivers Union for setting up separate utility store for them

MULTAN:Multan chapter of the Aman Rickshaw Drivers Union, Punjab on Sunday appealed the government to establish separate utility store for rickshaw drivers in the city. Central President of the union Muhammad Saeed in a statement, urged the incumbent government to set up a utility store dedicated to the rickshaw drivers. Rickshaw drivers were the most-affected […]

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Killers of journalist Iftikhar to be brought to justice soon: Barrister Saif

PESHAWAR:Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relation Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif on Sunday expressed condolence with the family of late Journalist Iftikhar Ahmad and assured the culprits would be brought to justice soon. Journalist Iftikhar was shot dead in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda district on Saturday [July 2]. In a statement issued here, Barrist […]

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Islamabad police to take action against illegal cattle markets

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Police have decided to take strict action against illegal cattle markets hampering traffic flow and causing inconvenience for citizens. Following the directions of IGP Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, special arrangements have been made in the capital to facilitate citizens on the occasion of Eidul Azha. Any hindrance in traffic flow would not be […]

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19 die, 14 injured as bus plunges into ravine in Balochistan’s Sherani district

QUETTA:As many as 19 people died and 14 including women and children received severe injuries when a passenger coach plunged into a deep ravine in Sherani district area of Balochistan on Sunday. According to Levies sources, a Quetta-bound passenger coach from Rawalpindi carrying 33 commuters was on its way when it plunged into a deep […]

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