Rivers Kabul, Swat, Indus continue to flow furious: FFC

ISLAMABAD:The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that rivers Kabul, Swat and Indus still run furious with water discharge of 263,000 cusecs, 89,000 cusecs and 586,000 cusecs respectively. According to daily FFC report on Saturday, owing to continued heavy rainfall activity in the upper catchment areas during 25th-26th August 2022, River Swat has experienced very […]

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Food chain penalised over poor hygienic standards

LAHORE:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Saturday imposed a hefty fine on the famous food point named ‘Ready to Cook’ while carrying out a raid under the supervision of Director General (DG) Shoaib Khan Jadoon in Allama Iqbal Town. The DG said, the authority took action against the eatery due to producing ready-to-cook paratha and chicken […]

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Over Rs 4b distributed among 190, 326 families under BISP’s Flood Relief Cash

KARACHI:Financial aid of Rs.25000 under Flood Relief Cash Assistance through Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is being provided to every flood affected families in the flood hit areas of Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. So far a total amount of Rs 4,784,057,630 have been disbursed among 190,326 affected families under the Programme. In this […]

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Patient Facilitation Center inaugurated at ATH Abbottabad

ABBOTTABAD:Dean Ayub Medical College (AMC) Professor Dr. Umar Farooq and Hospital Director Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Saturday inaugurated the Patient Facilitation Center of Health Facilitation Program at Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) Abbottabad. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Umar Farooq said that the purpose of establishing the Patient Facilitation Center was to facilitate the families of the […]

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Sharjeel Memon urges political parties to join hands for helping rain-hit people

HYDERABAD:The Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said all political parties in the country should join hands to help the people affected by the monsoon rains. At a press conference here on Saturday Memon said Pakistan Peoples Party’s Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had directed the party workers to actively […]

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Army rescues families stranded in Kumrat amid flash floods: ISPR

RAWALPINDI:The Pakistan Army troops on Saturday rescued families stranded in Kumrat area of Swat due to flash flood and requested the masses to avoid visiting Swat and it’s surrounding areas amid prevailing floods. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on the direction of Corps Commander Peshawar, the Corps troops established a contact for the […]

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No flood threat in Sargodha division: commissioner

SARGODHA:Divisional Commissioner Maryam Khan Saturday said that there was no threat of flood in the four districts of the division while all the rivers were flowing normally. While presiding over the emergency meeting regarding the flood situation at her office said that 20,000 cusecs water in Chenab River in the limits of Sargodha district, 12,000 […]

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