KARACHI:Security arrangements for second phase of municipal elections in Karachi and Hyderabad were reviewed at a meeting chaired by IGP Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon here on Wednesday. He was given a detailed briefing on the security plans at the zonal/district level for second phase of the local bodies elections and the by-elections to be held […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Deputy Commissioner Nasirabad Muhammad Hussain said that floods in Nasirabad district had caused widespread destruction as dozens of villages were affected by floods. He said that the process of distribution of ready-made food to the victims was also going on in order to deal with difficult situations, as the flood victims would not be left […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Balochistan Government Spokesperson Farah Azeem Shah on Wednesday said the government had been taking all possible measures to provide relief to the flood victims and efforts would remain continued until their complete rehabilitation. She said besides the loss of lives and property, the floods also damaged the economy of the province severely. Farah said despite […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed that a joint survey to ascertain losses caused by the recent floods should commence from Balochistan province as the provision of immediate relief and rehabilitation of the flood affectees were the top priorities of the government. The prime minister was chairing an important follow-up meeting about the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Zartaj Gul called on Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office to apprise him about the latest flood situation in Dera Gazi Khan. She paid tributes to the initiatives of the Parvez Elahi-led government for timely relief activities in the affected areas. Speaking on the […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Senator Samina Mumtaz Zahri on Wednesday said that gender equality was key to societal development, since women formed more than half the country’s population. She said the families with educated and responsible women enjoyed a respectable position in the society, adding that the role of educated women was of fundamental importance in social development. The […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi issued 48 challans tickets to Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) for not completing the route and not having a driving license. Moreover, five vehicles were impounded in police stations over public complaints. Following the orders of Chief Traffic Officer Rawalpindi Naveed Irshad, In-charge Traffic Adiala Sector at Adiala Road while taking […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Chief Executive Officer National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) Bilal Anwar called on Chief Secretary Balochistan Abdul Aziz Uqaili on Wednesday here. In the meeting, restoration of Chalghoza forests in Shirani, Chalghoza processing plant and other issues were discussed, they agreed in the meeting that protection of forests in the province would be ensured for […]
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