FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has started work for installation of new transformers to strengthen the power distribution system in the region. In this connection, a double capacity transformer had been installed at the 132 KV Khanuana Grid Station, the Fesco sources said. Earlier, a power transformer of 10/13 MVA capacity was also […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Lahore police on Wednesday organised a farewell party for the outgoing Capital City Police Office (CCPO) DIG Bilal Siddique Kamyana, on his transfer from Punjab Police to Intelligence Bureau (IB). The ceremony was attended by DIG Operations Lahore Suhail Chaudhry, DIG Investigation Kamran Adil, DIG Security Mehboob Rasheed, CTO Lahore Syed Muntazir Mehdi, SSP […]
Read MoreDIR LOWER::As many as 333,524 children under the age of five would be immunized against the crippling polio disease during the five-day immunization campaign to be conducted from August 29 to September 2. In this regard, Deputy Commissioner Dir Payan Muhammad Zubair Khan chaired a meeting here on Wednesday and instructed all the officials of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has summoned the meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to consider the names of high court judges for their appointment as apex court judges on Thursday (July 28). The five judges of the high courts would be considered for thei Supreme Court. The JCP is […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside the Registrar Office’s objections regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) petition to ensure overseas Pakistanis’ right to vote. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah heard the PTI’s petition in his chamber and allowed the appeal against recent legislation on the rights of overseas Pakistanis. The Registrar Supreme Court had raised several objections to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said better laws and good governance were the only ways to expedite the privatization process in Pakistan. “There are two basic things we need to work on, that is to come up with better laws and better ways to privatize State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Approximately 50 Pakistani undergraduate students who received scholarships from the American Government are preparing to study in the United States for one semester under the Undergraduate Semester Exchange (UGRAD) Program for Pakistan. During their stay in the USA, the students will attend undergraduate classes at 42 colleges and universities, participate in workshops to develop leadership […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Highway Authority (NHA) launched certain periodic maintenance schemes to attend and rectify the pavement of Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway ( M-1) during past three years. An official of NHA told reporter that some of the contractors were at the stage of award or mobilization whereas some contractors could not execute the work and went into default. […]
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