PCCC executive sub-committee approves budget recommendations for 2022-23

MULTAN: Executive Sub-Committee of Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) approved budget recommendations for the fiscal year 2022-23 in its 26th meeting held on Thursday. The meeting was presided by Vice President PCCC Dr Muhammad Ali Talpur in which General Secretary All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Shahid Sattar, Chairman Karachi Cotton Association Khawaja Zubair Ahmed […]

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Committee formed for preparing private housing schemes rules

LAHORE: The Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) department has constituted a committee for preparing the draft of Punjab Private Housing Schemes Rules, 2022. As per a notification, issued here on Thursday, the committee had been asked to prepare the draft of the rules in accordance with the Punjab Local Government Act, 2022. The committee […]

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PDMA issues high alert of urban flash flooding

PESHAWAR:After day of scorching heat in the provincial capital, heavy downpour with gusty winds and thundershower on Thursday inundated almost all roads and streets in the city besides disrupting traffic. According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) no loss of life or property was reported till filling of this news, however, the power supply to […]

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Army rescue operation continues as overloaded boat capsizes in Indus River

ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Army troops along with SSG combat team divers on Thursday continued a search operation to rescue the drowned individuals who went missing after overloaded boat carrying 100 individuals overturned in the Indus River near Sadiqabad Tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan. On the special instructions of Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, […]

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Iman’s allegations against Asif Ali Zardar baseless: Tori

PESHAWAR:Federal Minister for Human Resource Development and Overseas Pakistani, Sajjad Hussain Tori Thursday rejected the allegation of sale and purchase of the parliamentarians on the former President Asif Ali Zardai and termed it a pack of lies. In a statement here, he said that PTI chief, Imran Khan was trying to mislead the nation through […]

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ECP declares JI’s sit-in as ‘unethical’

ISLAMABAD:Jamat-e-Islami’s planned sit-in outside the Election Commission of Pakistan Regional Office in Karachi on Friday against the postponement of local government polls was clearly unethical and unfair as the party itself sought rescheduling of the second phase of polls in an application submitted on June 18. The ECP spokesman said in a statement that the […]

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Inter-Club Hockey Championship great platform for young players: DG SBP

LAHORE:Director General (DG) Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Mohammad Tariq Qureshi has hoped that several talented players will emerge from the First Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Inter-Club Hockey Championship. He was speaking at the prize-distribution ceremony of the event at National Hockey Stadium, here on Thursday. Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Director Youth Affairs Syed Omair […]

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Master trainers call for effective patient communication for de-escalation of violence

KARACHI:Jinnah Sindh Medical University APPNA Institute of Public Health AIPH-JSMU led a two-day Master Trainers Training on de-escalation of violence against the healthcare staff for JSMU faculty members. The training comprised four modules and varied teaching methodologies including videos based on emergency scenarios, a baseline study regarding types of violence against healthcare providers, and major […]

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