ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that funds amounting to Rs 71,500,000 were being spent on preservation and restoration of 38 archaeological sites in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) that would be completed by June 2024. In a written reply, the Minister for Heritage and Culture Division said a sum of Rs 4,000,000 had been […]
Read MoreQUETTA:District Health Officer (DHO) Lasbela Dr Qamar Ronjha on Wednesday said that the health team of Lasbela was taking steps to prevent the spread of cholera in the area. He said cholera cases had been reported in Khuzdar and other areas, and there was a report that three people had died from the disease during […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Executive Board of National Highway Authority (NHA) on Wednesday accorded approval for rebuilding of the Hub Bridge connecting Sindh with Balochistan and Hub Bypass. The approval was given during 403rd meeting of the Board that met here with NHA chairman Captain (R) Muhammad Khurram Agha in the chair which reviewed current progress of NHA […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Advocate General Punjab (AGP) Shahzad Shaukat resigned from his office on Wednesday. In his resignation sent to the Punjab governor, the AGP said that after a change of regime in the province, it was the prerogative of the new regime to appoint an advocate general of their choice. Senior lawyer Shahzad Shaukat was appointed as […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has paid tribute to Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, who was bestowed with the first Nishan-i-Haider. In a statement issued on Wednesday in connection with his martyrdom day, the CM said that Captain Sarwar Shaheed laid down his life for the defence of the country and the nation is proud […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Food Department Rawalpindi and district police on Wednesday foiled three bids to smuggle wheat and flour besides seizing 990 bags of wheat and flour. According to a district administration spokesman, the authorities of the food department along with Taxila police confiscated three vehicles loaded with 990 wheat and flour bags. Three drivers namely Sanaullah, […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has expressed a deep sense of sorrow and grief over human and financial losses due to flood in Rajanpur and directed the Dera Ghazi Khan commissioner to oversee the relief activities and all possible assistance should be provided to the affectees. The chief minister ordered for ensuring provision of […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Pakistan Railways Chief Executive Officer Farrukh Temur Ghilzai has promised that train punctuality will be regularised with weather conditions improvement. He was talking to the public through Facebook live open court [khuli kutchehry] on Wednesday. He said that the Railways administration had been continuing the operations despite problems in track, yards and signaling system due […]
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