NAWABSHAH:A meeting of the Divisional Task Force for Polio was held here on Saturday with Commissioner Rasheed Ahmed Zardari in the chair. Addressing the meeting, the commissioner said effective anti-polio campaigns could eradicate the menace of polio and for this purpose officials of health department and polio teams should discharge their duty wholeheartedly to achieve […]
Read MoreD.I.KHAN:District Police Officer (DPO) Najamul Hasnain Liaquat on Saturday has visited various ‘Thalas’ in the city and routes of the mourning processions held in Parowa circle on the occasion of the seventh Muharram. The DPO was briefed about the security arrangements made regarding the procession. Moreover, the DPO also met with the mourners and informed […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Following acceptance of 11 resignations of PTI lawmakers by the Speaker National Assembly (NA) and election schedule by the Election Commission, the decision of Imran Khan to contest by-elections in nine constituencies was being considered as an irrational approach by the political observers and raised many questions on election laws. The decision of Imran Khan, […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Saturday welcomed withdrawal of the fixed tax for retailers and shopkeepers imposed through electricity bills for a year. Senior office bearers of the SCCI Hasnain Khurshid Ahmad, Vice president Imran Khan Mohmand and vice president Javed Akhtar in a joint statement issued here said that government […]
Read MoreNAROWAL:Commissioner Gujranwala Division Mansoor Qadir paid a detailed visit to Narowal district, along with Deputy Commissioner Shahid Farid, District Police Officer (DPO) Asad Sarfaraz, here on Saturday. They visited the central Imambargah Gulistan Zahra and attended the district peace committee meeting to discuss Muharram security arrangements. Others attending the meeting were Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday reported that three more deaths were recorded across the country due to monsoon rains in past 24 hours. The total number of deaths due to floods and rains across the country was 552 while the number of injured was 628, the NDMA spokesperson in a media release […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Mobile service on Saturday remained suspended in Quetta and some other parts of the province on the eve of 7th Muharram. “Government of Balochistan has decided to suspend cellular service in Quetta, Bolan, Jhal Magsi Jaffarabad, Sibi and some other parts of the province,” an official of the Home and Tribal Affairs Department said. The […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Saturday released 231,900 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 313,200 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1539.31 feet, which was 141.31 feet higher than its dead level 1398 feet. Water inflow in the dam […]
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