Religion tells rules, regulations of society: American scholor Dr Umar Faruq

ISLAMABAD:An extension lecture on “Religious Nature of Human Beings” was delivered at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) the other day. Eminent American scholar Dr Umar Faruq Abd-Allah was the keynote speaker. Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Prof. Dr Mukhtar Ahmed was the chief guest, while Vice Chancellor of AIOU Prof. Dr Zia-ul-Qayyum hosted the event. […]

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Police stations, checkposts refurbished at DI Khan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:In a major uplift and refurbishment work, several checkposts and police stations were renovated at various parts of the district on Monday. According to the police spokesman, renovation and uplift work was carried out on the special directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Capt(retd) Najmul Hasnain and under supervision of DSP headquarters Asghar […]

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Anti-dengue week in Narowal district under Health Department

NAROWAL:The anti-dengue week started in Narowal district under the auspices of the Health Department. As part of the week-long activities, a rally was attended by Deputy Commissioner Shahid Farid, along with Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) Muhammad Hanif, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Revenue Javeria Maqbool, and officers of Health, Education, Higher Education, Information, Agriculture, Livestock, […]

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Five-day anti polio vaccination drive starts in Kurram amid strict security

KOHAT::A five-day anti polio vaccination drive started here across the district amid strict security measures to vaccinate all the children under the age of five against the crippling disease. Speaking on the occasion, District Police Officer Shafiullah said that 861 officers and officials had been deployed with 586 polio vaccination teams to administer polio drops […]

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Multan WASA delegation visits Faisalabad WASA office, discuss billing system

FAISALABAD:A delegation of Water & Sanitation Agency (WASA) Multan Monday visited WASA Faisalabad office to adopt its online billing system for ensuring maximum recovery of agency dues. Deputy Director Information Technology WASA Mr Farhan Ali welcomed the delegation and briefed regarding billing system. He said that WASA Faisalabad was ensuring in-time delivery of monthly bills […]

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Pakistani delegation highlights issues faced by SCO region at Tashkent moot

ISLAMABAD:A two-member delegation of the National Security (NSD) Division led by Secretary NSD, Eng. Aamir Hasan attended the 17th Meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states held in Tashkent from August 18 to 20 and highlighted the issues faced by the entire region. During the meeting, […]

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Polio vaccination drive starts in Torghar, Battagram

PESHAWAR:Like other parts of the province the five-day anti polio vaccination drive started on Monday in Torghar and Battagram districts wherein Deputy Commissioners administered polio drops to children under the age of five. On the occasion Deputy Commissioner Torghar Anwer Zaib and DC Battagram Irfanullah Mehsud directed the polio teams to ensure marking of figure […]

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Commissioner directs precautionary measures to tackle possible floods

BAHAWALPUR:Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Raja Jahangir Anwar has said that all departments should take safety measures to deal with the possible flood situation due to heavy monsoon rains. In the river belt, all precautionary measures should be completed in a timely manner including shifting of population from bank side areas and fixing and fortifying of river […]

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