ISLAMABAD:The Federal Ombudsman had directed Pakistan Railways (PR) to submit compliance report for the settlement of death compensation within 30 days, which was announced by Government of Pakistan for the victims of Liaquatpur train accident occurred in 2019. According to a press release issued on Thursday, after the intervention of Federal Ombudsman, Pakistan railways paid […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday said that the committee on missing persons in its third meeting reiterated its commitment to submit its recommendations to the Cabinet in four to five weeks. The minister expressed these views while chairing a meeting of Cabinet Sub-Committee on Missing Persons. The meeting […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Irrigation Arshad Ayub Khan on Thursday said the provincial government was taking steps for welfare of the people and subsidized flour being supplied across the province on a daily basis. Talking to various delegations from district Hari Pur at his office, he said that the provincial government would soon introduce food […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:US Ambassador Donald Blome and Rector of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Javed Mahmood Bukhari on Thursday inaugurated a new Lincoln Corner at the university. The US Embassy and NUST representatives on the occasion also signed a memorandum of understanding to operate the Lincoln Corner for next two years, an embassy spokesperson […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The district administration on Thursday launched an awareness and preventive measures drive against dengue virus in the provincial capital. On the direction of Commissioner Peshawar Division Riaz Khan Mehsud , the district administration has constituted special teams comprising of Tehsil municipal committee ( TMAs), health department, Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) including entomologists conduct […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The Met Office on Thursday predicted fairly widespread rain, wind with thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Mardan and Swabi districts during the next 24 hours. Scattered rain, wind with thunderstorm with one or two heavy falls are expected in Malakand, Swat, Chitral, Shangla, Buner, Lower and Upper Dir, […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The present spell of rains in the Rawalpindi region has increased the threat of dengue larvae breeding, which required extraordinary measures to handle it urgently as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more rain in the coming days. Chief Executive Officer District Health Authority Dr Lubna Ishaq, while talking to reporter, said that the […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri on Thursday stressed on revolutionary measures to control stem population growth. She was addressing a ceremony on the occasion of World Population Day. She said that the population of Pakistan was constantly increasing rapidly and Pakistan could not afford such a rapid increase. Even in terms of the current population, Pakistan […]
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