PESHAWAR:The first state-of-the-art school of technology in Khyber was inaugurated on Monday to impart latest knowledge and hands-on training to the youth of the merged district. MPA Shafiq Sher Afridi and Secretary Science and Information Technology Muhammad Khalid graced the inaugural with their presence. Speaking on the occasion, Afridi said the provincial government was utilizing […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The Livestock Department started training of cattle farmers through mobile training bus by visiting rural areas in Faisalabad division. Divisional Director Livestock Faisalabad Dr Haidar Ali Khan said here on Monday that the training bus visited various localities and villages in four districts of the division including Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Agha Hassan Baloch Monday urged the philanthropists, local and international agencies and human rights organizations to help people of flood-hit areas of Balochistan in their rehabilitation process. Addressing a press conference held here along with the Minister of State for Energy, Mohammad Hashim Notezai, the federal minister said the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Local Government & Community Development (LGCD) has accelerated preparations for making Lahore a smart city. In this regard, LGCD Secretary Syed Mubasher Hussain Monday took a briefing from Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and the Urban Unit on the smart city plan. The secretary said that the pre-feasibility study of the project had been […]
Read MoreD.I.KHAN:Commissioner Aamir Afaq on Monday directed the departments concerned to ensure mutual cooperation during relief and rescue operations in the wake of torrential rains, besides keeping close eye on the flood situation and remain alert to deal with any untoward situation in a timely manner. He directed the authorities concerned to ensure the redressal of […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:A week-long round of anti-polio drive commenced in Faisalabad on Monday to administer vaccine to 1.5 million children across the district. A spokesman for the Health Department said here that 4,896 teams were constituted to vaccinate children. He said that the teams would pay door-to-door visits and ensure anti-polio drops to all children up to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to former federal minister Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani against two surety bonds of Rs one million each. A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Ayesha A Malik heard the post-arrest bail application filed by Aijaz […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) kicked off monsoon tree plantation drive here on Monday with the aim of planting hundreds of trees in localities under its jurisdiction. The drive was inaugurated by Chief Executive Officer Dr Hassan Nasir by planting a sapling at Zone-E, one of its five zonal offices. General Manager (ops) Riaz […]
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