Chairman NDMA distributes relief items, cheques to flood-affected families in KP

ISLAMABAD:Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on the directions of the Prime Minister visited Tank and handed over relief goods and cheques of ex-gratia assistance to ameliorate the sufferings of people affected by Monsoon related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). During his visit, Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti distributed relief items like tents, […]

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DC visits city, inspects drainage of rainwater

SARGODHA: Deputy Commissioner Imran Qureshi on Thursday visited various areas of the city after heavy rain and inspected the drainage system of rainwater. The DC directed the chief officer Municipal Corporation to drain out rainwater from low-lying areas at the earliest. He visited Qenchi Morh, Tahli Chowk, Lorry Adda Road, Zafarullah Chowk, Stadium Road, Civil […]

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POL import bill surges 105% to $23.3 billion in FY2022

ISLAMABAD: The imports of overall petroleum group witnessed an increase of 105.31 percent during the fiscal year 2021-22 as compared to the corresponding period of the last year. During the period under review, the total imports of the petroleum group stood at $23,318.722 million, as against the imports of $ 11,357.853 million last year, according […]

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KP Livestock Deptt sets up Disease Investigation Laboratory under AMR Resistance Surveillance Plan

PESHAWAR:The Livestock and Dairy Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has established a Disease Investigation Laboratory (DIL) in the city with the objective of implementing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance Plan in Animal Health Sector. “Disease Investigation Laboratory Peshawar is established, designated and notified as the Provincial Reference Laboratory on AMR in the Animal Health Sector,” informs […]

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Sindh Govt, PPP has no role in local body polls postponement in Sindh: Marri

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri Thursday said that postponement of local body polls in Sindh was purely the decision of ECP and there was no role of Sindh government or Pakistan People’s Party in this decision. The federal minister criticized the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders for spreading misleading information and said, […]

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Over 200 USC mobile stores operational in KPK to facilitate people at doorsteps

ISLAMABAD:Utility Store Corporation (USC), in addition to providing essential food items on subsidized rates, has put in operation as many as 200 mobile stores in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province to facilitate people at their doorsteps. “Currently, there are 100 mobile stores operational in Abbottabad zone and 100 others in Peshawar zone, which are facilitating people […]

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