BoG for Lyallpur museum constituted

FAISALABAD:The new board of governors (BoG) has been constituted for Lyallpur museum. According to a notification issued by the Information and Culture Department, Government of Punjab, Dr Amir Sarfraz will be chairman for next three years while Commissioner Faisalabad Division Zahid Hussain will be vice-chairman. The official members included Deputy Commissioner Faisalabad, Director Lyallpur museum […]

Read More

Peshawar wins KP traditional games

PESHAWAR:The Peshawar team won the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa traditional games on Wednesday. The games were held in connection with the KP traditional games, under the auspices of the Directorate General Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In indigenous wrestling competitions organized in Peshawar, more than 100 wrestlers from Peshawar, Charsadda and Khyber district participated. General secretary of the provincial […]

Read More

PPP announces unconditional support to PML-N in by-polls

ISLAMABAD:Adviser to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Qamar Zaman Kaira announced to extend PPP’s unconditional support for Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) in by-elections of the Punjab Assembly. In a joint press conference flanked by Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique, the Prime Minister’s aide made announcement of […]

Read More

IIDA president assures to launch ‘Free Yasin Campaign’ in Korea, globally

ISLAMABAD:A delegation of International Interchange Development Association (IIDA), led by its president Mun Yong-Jo on Wednesday met with Mushaal Hussein Mullick and assured to raise voice globally to free the incarcerated Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik. Talking to the delegation, Mushaal, wife of jailed Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, thanked the IIDA president for the support […]

Read More

Hajj aims at unifying Ummah to protect interests, cope with challenges: Ashrafi

MAKKAH:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Wednesday said Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, was aimed at unifying the Ummah to unitedly protect the interests and cope with the challenges being faced by the Muslims across the globe. Ashrafi, who is presently on a visit to […]

Read More

Distt Admin notifies prices of daily use commodities

PESHAWAR: The district administration on Wednesday notified the price list of different commodities of daily use and fixed Rs 281 per kilogram rate for broiler chicken. The rates of vegetables per kilogram include potato (white) Rs30, potato (red) Rs 50, onion Rs80, tomato Rs 65, lemon Rs 220, ladyfinger (Punjab) Rs 70, ladyfinger (local) Rs100, […]

Read More

Commissioner visits Sutlej river, canals to monitor flood situation

BAHAWALPUR:Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Raja Jahangir Anwar visited Sutlej River, Panjnad Headworks, Ahmadpur East Canal, Left and Right Marginal, and other adjoining flood banks to review the flood situation here today. He reviewed the measures taken to deal with the monsoon rains and possible floods. SDO Panjnad Headworks Khalid Mehmood, Executive Engineer Irrigation Panjnad Headworks Kashif […]

Read More

USA provides 4 mobile labs to strengthen Pakistan’s corona testing

ISLAMABAD:The United States government on Wednesday donated four mobile laboratories to the National Institute of Health (NIH) to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, especially in remote locations with limited access to testing. The mobile laboratories, provided through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) were formally received by Federal Minister for Health Abdul […]

Read More