Sindh govt working hard to avert pressure of third spell of heavy downpour: CM

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah along his cabinet members and chief secretary on Sunday visited old city areas and inspected flow of the storm water drains, installation of cesspool machines. He directed administrator Karachi to install heavy pumping machines in the DHA areas where water had accumulated. The chief minister was accompanied by […]

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GU to give 1000 kanal land to Agri University on lease

D.I.KHAN:The Gomal University (GU), Dera Ismail Khan has approved the provision of 1,000 kanal land to the University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan (UAD) on lease basis. The final approval was given in the 119th Syndicate meeting of the varsity held under the chairmanship of Gomal University Vice Chancellor Dr. Iftikhar. The agenda of the […]

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Qadir directs to step up surveillance to check monkeypox suspected cases

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel on Sunday said that the government decided to increase surveillance in the country in view of the WHO’s statement, declaring the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. “All the national and provincial health authorities have been advised to remain on high alert for any suspected case of monkeypox as […]

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Pak Army dominates National Senior Taekwondo C’ship

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Army dominated the 15th Korean Ambassador National Senior Taekwondo Championship held at the Shehbaz Sharif Sports Complex, Rawalpindi on Sunday. Pakistan Army won 29 gold, six silver and a bronze medal with 859 points, whereas Wapda stood second with 2 gold, 19 silver and 11 bronze with 490 points. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) stood […]

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PM reaffirms Pakistan’s full support to SCO’s objectives, charter

LAHORE:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday assured Pakistan’s full support in the fulfillment of the purposes and objectives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), under his stewardship. He hoped that all SCO members would continue to work together for building peace, enhancing international solidarity and cooperation. The prime minister was talking to Secretary General […]

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Commissioner directs for protection of people’s lives in flood affected areas

DIKHAN::Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Division Aamir Afaq on Sunday directed all deputy commissioners to utilize all available resources to deal with emergency situation in their respective areas and protect lives of people trapped in flood affected areas. He issued these directives while inspecting welfare activities in flood affected areas of tehsil Purwa. He also directed […]

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Hyderabad receives torrential downpour,low lying areas partially submerged

HYDERABAD:Hyderabad received a torrential downpour on Sunday with Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recording 69 millimeters of rain which continued through the evening. Many low lying localities were partially submerged while almost the entire city was deprived of the electric supply by Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO). At least one old house was partly damaged in […]

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