PESHAWAR:The secretaries of village councils (VCs) and neighbourhood councils (NCs) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here Tuesday staged a protest in front of KP Assembly demanding services structure, computer allowance and polio honorarium. The protest demonstration led by President Liaqat Ali Jhagra were holding placards and chanted slogans for their rights including provision of allowances as per […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has condoled the death of former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. (retd) Rahimuddin and extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs. In a condolence message, the CM termed Gen. (retd) Rahimuddin a professional soldier who diligently performed his duties as Governor of Sindh and Balochistan provinces and played […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The numbers of HIV/AIDs patients in the provincial metropolis have increased up to 3,593 out of a total 5,202 reported from throughout the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa causing concerns whether the disease is spreading undetected. According to National AIDS Control Program (NACP) statistics released on Tuesday, as many as 200 new HIV/AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) cases were […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Religious Affairs and Zakat and Usher Fayyaz Ali Butt has warned that releasing more water into the main Nara Valley Drain may cause flash floods as the recent rains have already filled the drain totally in. He, during a meeting with the officials of the Irrigation Department, said if […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Tuesday sealed seven milk shops and a food processing factory in the limits of SangJani police station on charges of adulteration. Magistrate of Sadar zone Mir Yamin, following public complaints, inspected 11 milk shops along with the teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) and took action after finding […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Women-Wing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to launch an election campaign for all candidates of the allied parties in the province in by-elections. The decision was taken during a meeting of the PPP Women-Wing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held here on Tuesday in People’s Secretariat with provincial president, Senator Robina Khalid in the chair. […]
Read MoreDOHA:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Tuesday said Pakistan could attract around $30 billion investment from the Islamic world by promoting ease of doing business. Talking to media, Ashrafi who is on an official visit to Qatar these days, said Pakistan was focusing on trade and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman Younis, Grade-20 Officer of Pakistan Administrative Services on Tuesday assumed the charge as Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA). According to a CDA spokesman, on the very first day in office, Captain Usman inspected the under-construction Margallah Avenue and directed the formations concerned to complete the project as soon as possible. […]
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