ISLAMABAD:Owing to incentives introduced by the government for enhancing area under oil seeds cultivation, local output of oil seed crops including canola, sunflower and mustard witnessed encouraging growth during last season, which would help to increase local output of edible oil as well as reduce the reliance on imported commodity. Meanwhile, area under oil seed […]
Read MoreQUETTA:In thunder and heavy winds, Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on Monday received the first of monsoon rainfall. The heavy downpour started early in the morning and continued in intervals in various localities of the city. The rain also inundated almost all main roads resulting in traffic jams at main passages of the city. […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Test cricketer and fast bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi was made a goodwill ambassador of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police. He was declared goodwill ambassador at a special ceremony held in Peshawar on Monday. During the ceremony, KP inspector general of police Moazzam Jah Ansari and Chief Secretary Shahzad Khan Bangash conferred the honorary rank of the […]
Read MoreKARACHI:A 13-member Chinese delegation led by Deputy Director General CTD of China Gao Fei called on the Sindh chief minister and discussed security of Chinese nationals working in the province and progress in the investigation of suicide attack in Karachi University. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, IG Police Ghulam Nabi Memon, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Al-Maliki visited Swat, where he had a special meeting with twin sisters Fatima and Mashaal, whose bodies were separated after surgery with the support of the Saudi embassy. The twin sisters underwent surgery in 2016, and the father of the two girls thanked the Saudi government and leadership for taking […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Police on special directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi on Monday launched a search operation in Madina Town and adjoining areas in the jurisdiction of Sadiqabad police Station, said a police spokesman. He informed that heavy police contingents, Elite Force, Special Branch personnel and Ladies police under the supervision of senior police officers conducted […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Food Department Rawalpindi and district police on Monday foiled two bids to smuggle wheat and flour besides seizing 868 wheat and flour bags. According to a district administration spokesman, the authorities of the food department along with Naseerabad police confiscated two trucks loaded with 600 flour bags, 200 bags of maida and 68 bags […]
Read MoreKHANEWAL:As many as six cattle markets being set up temporarily here in all four tehsils of the district here on Monday. Local district officers paid visit to the markets to review arrangements and issued further order to enhance facilities in the sale venue of cattle. The officials stressed managers of the markets to ensure observance […]
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