BIRMINGHAM:The anti-doping committee of the Commonwealth Games has taken doping samples of ten players of the Pakistani contingent. The athletes, whose samples have been taken, include three swimmers- Haseeb Tariq, Jahan Araya, Bisma Khan, three weightlifters – Hyder Ali Noah, Dastgir Butt, Hanzla Butt, two hockey players – Abdulmanan and Ghazanfar, one para-athlete Anila Izzat […]
Read MoreKARACHI:President, Korangi Association of Trade and Industry Salman Aslam on Monday called on Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh and General Secretary of Pakistan People’s Party Sindh Waqar Mehdi and discussed the emergency in Korangi industrial area following the recent torrential rains. President KATI Salman Aslam informed Waqar Mehdi about the problems of the industrialists […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s legendary former cricketer Shahid Khan Afridi has announced that Shahid Khan Afridi Foundation (SAF) with the collaboration of Akhuwat Foundation would construct around 200 houses for those who lost their houses due to flash floods in Balochistan during the monsoon period. Talking to private news channel, he said SAF is distributing ration among the […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Monday directed for timely payment to the heirs of persons who died in the floods in Balochistan. He was chairing a meeting after visiting the areas affected by the floods in Killa Saifullah and Chaman. The PM also ordered that in view of the complaints of the affectees, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi on Monday informed the National Assembly that the federal government was distributing Rs 1 million to each flood affected family. Replying to a Calling Attention Notice in the House, the minister said that around 40 percent of the total affected families have received their amount while the remaining […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Inspector General of Punjab (IGP) Police Faisal Shahkar on Monday directed Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) to launch crackdown on over speeding vehicles to prevent accidents. He said that PHP should ensure effective monitoring along with the establishment of new check posts on the highways. Faisal Shahkar said that the primary responsibility of the police was […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Capital City Police Officer Lahore Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar on Monday visited various Imam Bargahs and routes of mourning processions of the Iqbal Town division including Imambargah Kali Kothi, Qaisar-e-Batool Najaf Colony, Imambargah Gulshan-e-Zehra and Shah-e-Kharasaan. He reviewed the security arrangements for majalis and imambargahs as well as routes of mourning processions in Muharramul […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh on Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushar, Fayyaz Ali Butt on Monday said Muharram teach us to resist falsehood and sacrifice lives for the sake of truth and it was our responsibility to promote religious harmony and tolerance in the holy month, so that the enemy could not succeed […]
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