Measures afoot to provide food items at affordable price

PESHAWAR:District administration was taking solid measures to provide quality food items at affordable prices. As part of such efforts, the officials of the food and agriculture departments on Tuesday paid a visit to the fruit and vegetable market and monitored the bidding process as per directives of Deputy Commissioner Nasrullah Khan. Later, they checked prices […]

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Knee joints of Ex-World Champion Mohib Ullah successfully operated in MMC

PESHAWAR:The knee joints of former World Champion and elder brother of squash wizard Jansher Khan was successfully operated in MMC General Hospital, Peshawar with a team of orthopedic surgeons headed by Dr. Ghulam Atiq conducted the operation. “My father is in stable condition and hopefully he will be quickly recovering,” PSB Head Squash Coach Shehzad […]

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SC reserves decision in Pervez Elahi’s petition

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved decision on Speaker Punjab Assembly Pervez Elahi’s petition against the provincial chief minister’s election. The court will announce the decision at 5:45 PM today. A three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar heard the […]

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Over 30,000 tourists visit scenic spots in single day

ISLAMABAD:As many as 30,245 tourists visited different scenic spots of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in a single day to enjoy the pleasant weather. According to the statistics issued by the KP Integrated Tourism Development Project (KITE) on Tuesday, out of the total, 8,500 tourists visited Galiyat, 11,800 Kaghan/Naran, 6,000 Malam Jabba, 1,800 Chitral Lower and 145 […]

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CM KP eager to establish a medical college at Mansehra

PESHAWAR:The Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq and Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Sultan Tareen alongwith local members of provincial assembly Ahmad Hussain Shan and Babar Saleem Swati visited two different sites on the instructions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mahmood Khan to identify the proposed site of Mansehra […]

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DPO wants Khidmat Centers to improve performance

BAHAWALPUR:District Police Officer, Bahawalpur, Abadit Nisar has urged Police Khidmat Centers to improve performance by following the vision of the Punjab government. According to a spokesman for Bahawalpur police, he issued guidelines for Police Khidmat Centers functioning across the district. The DPO said that according to the public service policy issued by the Inspector General […]

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FIA arrests Mepco official for getting bribe

BUREWALA:An official of Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) was caught red handed by FIA team here on Tuesday. According to official sources, following application by a citizen, FIA team raided and recovered bribed amount from an official of Mepco namely Muhammad Imran. Line man Muhammad Imran demanded bribe from the citizen. The raiding team recovered […]

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CPPA seeks Rs9.90 per unit power tariff increase for June

ISLAMABAD:Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) has sought Rs 9.90 per unit increase in power tariff for June for XWDISCOs under monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) mechanism. According to the petition submitted to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the CPPA-G maintained that actual cost remained Rs15.8439 per unit against the reference fuel charges of Rs5.9344 […]

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