LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi announced financial aid on Sunday for the flood affectees of Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh and Mianwali. Presiding over a meeting to review relief activities in the flood affected areas, he said the Punjab government would disburse financial aid amounting to Rs 8 lakh each among the heirs […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD: Four more people have tested positive in the new wave of COVID-19, taking the number of active cases in the district to 25. According to the Daily Situation Report, samples of 235 people were collected during the last 24 hours, out of which four people tested positive. The positivity rate was 2%. District focal […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Meteorological Department forecasted “above-normal” rainfall in most parts of the country in August. The heavy rainfall can trigger flash flooding in hilly areas of eastern Punjab and north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces, as well as urban flooding in plain areas such as major cities of the country’s southern Sindh province, Punjab and […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is implementing its Muharram cleanliness plan in letter and spirit, across the city. The company sources said here on Sunday that as per the plan, washing and cleaning of 121 Imambargahs in the provincial capital had been started. In the first phase, cleaning of Imambargahs located in Shalimar […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Police have arrested a bike lifter and recovered two stolen motorcycles and other items from his possession. According to a police spokesman, a team under the supervision of SHO Waris Khan Police Station managed to net an accused namely Numan who was a bike lifter and allegedly involved in several cases registered in different […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: On the direction of City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari, Morgah Police conducted a search operation in Shadman Colony and its surroundings here on Sunday, informed police spokesman. During the operation, the police searched 32 houses and 13 shops, collected data of 17 tenants, while questioned 126 suspects, the spokesman added. He […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri on Sunday said it was the first priority of the government to control the situation caused by recent heavy rains and floods in Balochistan as soon as possible. In a statement, she expressed her sorrow over losses of lives in recent monsoon rain. She said that due to the recent […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: The district administration has issued 3, 662 notices and imposed a fine of Rs 1, 432, 500 to various violators for not following anti-dengue standard operating procedures (SOPs) from January 1 to date. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood, while giving details of the punitive actions, informed that the district […]
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