Hyderabad receives new spell of monsoon rains

HYDERABAD:A new spell of monsoon rains began in Hyderabad on Friday night with recurrent downpours which continued till Saturday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recorded 16 millimeter rain till 5.30 pm. However, the low to moderate showers continued till the evening. The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) informed that 75 electric feeders of 11 KV […]

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No polio virus found in Tulsidas pumping station

HYDERABAD:The environmental sample taken from the Tulsidas pumping station of Hyderabad to test the presence of the polio virus has been reported as negative. According to the report, 2 samples were collected from Tulsidas pumping on July 21 and both have been tested negative. The next 6-day polio immunization campaign in Hyderabad is to start […]

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Capacity building summit held for universities’ representatives

ISLAMABAD:The USAID-funded Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) has organized a three-day annual capacity building and knowledge-sharing summit. The summit was organized to bring together 15 HESSA partner universities’ representatives to strengthen the structure and mechanisms for students support services in their respective institutions. HESSA is a USAID-funded project partnering with the government of Pakistan […]

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Weather in KP likely hot, partly cloudy in KP

PESHAWAR:The weather is likely to be hot and partly cloudy in most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Meteorological Department official said here on Saturday. Mountainous areas of Dir, Swat, Buner, Bajaur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, and Kohistan would likely to recieve rain, an official of the met office said. There will be rains with thunder and strong winds […]

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World Breastfeeding Week: KP Health dept holds seminars

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department in collaboration with UNICEF has observed ‘World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)’ with slogans “Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support” aiming to protect newborns from infections, diseases, and stronger immunity besides preventing child death. On the directives of Secretary KP Health Department Dr Ameer Khan Tareen, the team of the department has […]

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Tensions over Kashmir could spark another crisis as world faces multiple challenges: Masood Khan

WASHINGTON:With the international community facing crises like Russia’s war in Ukraine, Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, has warned that high tensions between India and Pakistan over the Jammu and Kashmir dispute risked sparking yet another crisis. In an interview with Newsweek coinciding with the third anniversary of India’s revocation of Articles 370 […]

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CM Balochistan condemns social media campaign over Army officers martyrdom

QUETTA:Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bezinjo on Saturday condemned the negative propaganda flooding on social media over Army’s helicopter crash in which 6 officers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom. “The officers and Jawans of Pakistan Army who are engaged in relief activities from Khyber to the coasts of Balochistan need the encouragement of the […]

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Dist admin to jointly work with business community for uplift of city, says DC

MULTAN:Deputy Commissioner Tahir Wattoo said on Saturday that the district administration and business community had decided to work together for the development of the city. He said that they had fully support from Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) for infrastructure and development. He expressed these views while visiting Chamber of Commerce here. Assistant […]

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