Pesco notifies power suspension schedule for Peshawar, Kohat

PESHAWAR:The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) on Wednesday notified that due to maintenance work power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Rehman Baba Grid Station on August 18, 22, 25 and 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to which consumers of 11KV Kachori, Sharif Abad, Khan Must Colony, New Hazar Khwani, Surizai, […]

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Food commodities valuing $358.079 mln exported in July

ISLAMABAD:Food group exports from the country during first month (July) of current fiscal year grew by 6.57 percent and imports increased by 17.87 percent as compared the corresponding month of last year. Different food commodities including rice, wheat, sugar, fruits, vegetables, oil seeds and nuts, besides meat, fish spices and pulses valuing $358.097 million were […]

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NUMS, GSM sign MOU for creating awareness on gender-based violence, premarital counselling

RAWALPINDI:National University of Medical Sciences(NUMS) and Green Social Marketing, Pakistan (GSM) signed here on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train 600 Master Trainers for creating social awareness on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender-based violence, Premarital counselling, benefits of birth spacing and authentic information about modern contraceptives. The MoU on “Khud […]

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AAC seals two petrol pumps for least gauge, arrests managers

PESHAWAR:Additional Assistant Commissioner (AAC), Syeda Zainab Naqvi on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to various filling stations on University Road and sealed two petrol pumps for least gauge. On the directives of Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah, she inspected gauges of the CNG filling stations and petrol pumps and found measurements of most of the gas stations […]

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Foreign funding case is not ordinary case: Atta Tarar

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said that foreign funding case was not an ordinary case as it proved that Jews and Indian people had funded Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) against Pakistan. Addressing a press conference here, the SAPM said that it had been proven that PTI was a foreign-funded party […]

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Heavy rains may cause urban flooding in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD:Heavy monsoon rains may cause urban flooding in the city and its surroundings with more than 200mm rains expected during next 24 hours, says Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Deputy Commissioner Fuad Ghaffar Soomro has appealed the general public not to leave their homes unnecessarily during the rain and keep distance from electricity installations to avoid […]

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