Minister visits DG Khan, reviews situation in flood-hit areas

LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Local Government Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed on Friday visited Dera Ghazi Khan and reviewed relief activities and flood situation during a meeting held at the Commissioner Office. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the Punjab government had declared Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur as a disaster affected districts due to floods. He said […]

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Emergency Control Room set up to monitor flood situation

PESHAWAR:On the directives Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, an emergency control room has been established in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to monitor flood situation in the province. Additional Secretary, Muhammad Hayat posted in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat has been appointed as in-charge of the control room. The control room will keep the chief […]

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Federal Urdu University teachers, students donate for flood affectees

ISLAMABAD:The teachers and students of Federal Urdu University Islamabad, collected the donations in form of edibles and clothes for the flood and rain affectees of Balochistan. The collected items were sent to Balochistan by a truck from Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus on Friday with the coordination of Edhi Welfare Organization. The acting registrar of the university, Proffesor […]

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Hepatitis camp held at PPC

PESHAWAR:Shifa International Hospital (SIH) Friday organized a hepatitis screening camp at Peshawar Press Club. Provincial Health Minister Taimur Jhagra was the chief guest on the occasion. A qualified team of doctors and paramedics of Shifa International Hospital conducted hepatitis diagnosing tests of journalists and provided free consultation. Speaking on the occasion, Taimur Jhagra acknowledged efforts […]

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Managing Israel-Palestine conflict ‘no substitute’ for meaningful political process: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS:Managing the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is no substitute for a real political process, Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council, while urging the 15-member body to turn their attention to the broader strategy of ending the occupation and realizing the long elusive two-State solution. […]

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Rs 25,000 distributed to each among over 0.1m rain-affected families: Shazia Marri

KARACHI:Over 0.01 million rain-flood-hit families across the country had been given Rs. 25,000 each following the announcement of a relief package by the federal government. In this regard, on the directives of the Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Atta Marri, the process of the disbursement of financial assistance of Rs 25000 […]

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NIM’s delegation visits Rescue 1122 Hqrs, Academy

LAHORE:A 13-member delegation of 31st Senior Management Course (SMC) participants from the National Institute of Management (NIM), Islamabad headed by Chief Instructor Muhammad Shahid Dayo Friday visited the Emergency Services Headquarters and Academy to have a better understanding of the working mechanism of Rescue services. They witnessed ongoing specialised training activities of fire, rescue, medical, […]

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