Rescue-1122 finalizes arrangements for Ashura

RAWALPINDI:Punjab Emergency Service, Rescue-1122 Rawalpindi has finalized all the arrangements for Ashura while over 500 rescuers would be deployed with 34 emergency ambulances, 12 fire vehicles, five rescue and recovery vehicles, two water bowzers, 20 rescue medical posts and 45 motorbike ambulances on different routes to provide emergency cover to the mourners. According to the […]

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Security beefed up in Quetta during Muharram

QUETTA:Balochistan Home and Tribal Affairs Department has chalked out concerted security plan for 7th Muharram processions throughout the province with deployment of heavy contingent of law enforcers. “About 2000 personnel of law enforcement agencies have been deployed across the province to maintain peace and avert any untoward incident,” Home and Tribal Affairs officials told media […]

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CPO, DC visit Jamia Mosque Muhammadi, Lalkurti

RAWALPINDI:City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Tahir Farooq, here on Saturday visited Jamia Mosque Muhammadi, Lalkurti and held meeting with members of peace committee, Anjuman-e-Tajran and Ulema-e-Karam. Ulema and representatives of Anjuman-e-Tajran appreciated steps being taken by CPO Rawalpindi to ensure peace during Muharram. The CPO informed […]

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Rains and floods: 268 links roads, 45 bridges restored in Balochistan

QUETTA:Balochistan government has restored 268 link roads out of 342 roads damaged during the recent monsoon rains and floods while 45 out of 72 damaged bridges have also been fully restored. “A total of 342 different connecting roads of the province were badly affected by the rains and floods,” however various teams working on the […]

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President Rotary International positive Pakistan to soon be a polio-free country

ISLAMABAD:President Rotary International Jennifer Jones hopes that Pakistan would soon achieve the status of a polio-free country, saying Rotary was committed to keep contributing until the world becomes safe and secure from this disease. “Rotary’s PolioPlus investment in Pakistan for polio eradication is US$353.8 million and overall it’s global contribution has been around US$2.5 billion. […]

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ANF arrests man with 3kg ice at Islamabad Int’l Airport

RAWALPINDI:Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), in an operation conducted at Islamabad International Airport on Saturday, recovered three kg ice from the possession of a passenger. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, a Saudi Arabia bound passenger namely Muhammad Rehman was arrested and three kg ice, concealed tactfully in his trolley bag, was recovered from his possession. A […]

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Collective efforts needed to ensure country’s progress, prosperity: Ashrafi

LAHORE:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Saturday that collective efforts were needed to put the country on the road to progress and prosperity. Addressing the ‘Umrah Seminar 2022’, organised by the Meezab Group of Hajj, Umrah travelers at a local hotel, he said political and […]

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Police arrest 11 for possessing illegal weapons, liquor

RAWALPINDI:The police on the directives of City Police Officer, Rawalpindi conducted raids in different areas and netted 11 accused for possessing illegal weapons, liquor and kites. According to a police spokesman, Sadiqabad, Naseerabad, Race Course, Taxila, Wah Cantt, Saddar Baroni and Dhamial police held Usman, Farooq, Sheraz, Amjad, Imran, Basit, and Sajad on recovery of […]

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