ISLAMABAD:A terrorist commander along with his accomplice was killed in an intense fire exchange during an intelligence based operation (IBO) conducted in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday said during the IBO, an intense fire exchange took place between the army troops and terrorists. The […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Traffic on the National highway of Bolan connecting Balochistan with Sindh through Quetta-Sibi-Sukkar has been partially restored. However, due to heavy rains, the highway was closed at various points due to the flow of flood water in Harek Causeway, Gashtri Nallah, Drinjan Nallah, and Yaru Causeway. Deputy Commissioner Imran Ahmed Bangulzai advised the passengers to […]
Read MoreLAHORE: About 218 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday in the province while no death was observed. According to data shared by a spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), the number of coronavirus cases in the province reached 519,442 while total deaths were recorded 13,595. The P&SHD confirmed that […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Director General (DG) Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) Dr Muhammad Zahid Ikram has said that unnecessary departmental delay in approval of house schemes will not be tolerated. Addressing a meeting here on Saturday, he reviewed departmental performance and directed the FDA officers and staff members to expedite departmental process on the applications, filed by citizens for […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Saturday restored gas supply to Quetta and other parts of the province. Gas supply was suspended to Quetta, Mastung, Qalat, Pishin, Ziarat and some other areas of the province after the 24-inch wide gas pipeline passing under the riverbed was washed away by floodwater in Bibi Nani area on […]
Read MoreMIRPURKHAS:Sindh Minister for Education and focal person rain emergency Syed Sardar Ali Shah on Saturday held a meeting with Divisional Commissioner Mirpurkhas Syed Ejaz Ali Shah to evaluate losses caused by monsoon rain. On the occasion, provincial minister announced to exempt district from collecting any tax due to heavy rain. He said that affectees of […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday immediately suspended fixed sales tax collection through the electricity bills and directed for formulation of new mechanism in this regard. The prime minister also directed for an inquiry over the levy of increased sales tax ratio on shopkeepers/retailers, in the electricity bills other than the agreed one. The […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday that the government was working to reshape economy from import substitutions to export oriented. In a meeting with the business community here at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), he said the only way for development was to enable the […]
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