SSP Traffic meets NHA officials to discuss KKH issues

ABBOTTABAD:SSP Traffic Abbottabad Qamar Hayat Khan Wednesday met with the officials of the National Highways Authority (NHA) department regarding Karakoram Highway (KKH) maintenance. In the meeting, the matter regarding ongoing works at various places on the main KKH road and the repair of Ayub Bridge Havelian came under discussion. Besides the police department, General (R) […]

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Rs 40b spent on treatment of 19m people

LAHORE: The Punjab government has spent Rs 40 billion on treatment of more than 19 million people through the Sehat Sahulat Programme. According to a statement issued by Punjab Health Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch here on Wednesday, about 1.534 million citizens attained treatment facility from private hospitals under the programme while 367,000 patients got the […]

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CS Balochistan for timely completion of development projects in Quetta

QUETTA:Chief Secretary Balochistan Abdul Aziz Uqaili on Wednesday directed the departments concerned to speed up the pace of work on development projects under the Western Bypass and Quetta Development Package. He gave these remarks during his visit to Quetta to review the work on expansion project of Inscomb Road, Sariab Raod, Sabzal Road and Joint […]

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Minister chairs jail reforms committee meeting

LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Home and Prisons Col (retd) Muhammad Hashim Dogar chaired a meeting of the jail reforms committee, here on Wednesday. Committee Convenor Hamaish Khan, additional chief secretary home, additional secretary prisons, Parole Services director general, Ms Amil Mohiuddin, Sara Bilal and Hammad Arshad attended the meeting. The meeting reviewed the current prisons system […]

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Function organized for young under-treatment drug addicts

PESHAWAR:A function was organized here for under-treatment young drug addicts and their families. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, the function was organized in connection with the ‘Narcotics Free Peshawar Campaign’ launched under the supervision of the Commissioner Peshawar Division Riaz Khan Mehsud. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar Shafiullah Khan attended the function […]

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IHC disposed of plea to set up Afghan ‘kachi basti’ in the capital

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday disposed of the petition against setting up of a slum area at a green belt for Afghan nationals. Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of IHC heard the case filed by a citizen. The petitioner had named Ministry of Interior, Foreign Office, IGP Islamabad and Capital Development Authority (CDA) as […]

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