PM to visit Sindh’s flood-hit areas today to review relief, rehabilitation works

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would visit the flood-hit areas of Sindh and review the ongoing rescue, relief and rehabilitation activities in the affected areas. He would make an aerial visit of Sukkur, Rohri, Khairpur, Faiz Ganj, Kot Diji and Thari Mir Wah areas. Later, the district administration of Sukkur and the representatives of the provincial […]

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Governor directs universities to start flood relief campaign

LAHORE:Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has directed the public sector universities and private universities to mobilize students and teachers and start flood-relief activities for the needy in the flood-hit areas in the province. In a letter issued here on Friday, the governor emphasized that the university faculty and students should collect funds, clothes, food and […]

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Governor Punjab urges affluent to help flood-affected countrymen

LAHORE:Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has called upon the affluent, philanthropists and the welfare organizations to come forward and help their compatriots who have been hit hard by the floods in the country. Addressing a press conference prior to dispatching 14 truck of relief goods to the South Punjab at the Governor’s House here on […]

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SBP sets agri credit disbursement target of Rs1.8 trillion for FY23

KARACHI:State Bank of Pakistan has assigned annual agriculture credit disbursement target of Rs1,800 billion to the financial institutions for financial year 2022-23 to cater to the agriculture credit demand in the country. Moreover, in line with the national food security requirements and need for mechanization of farms to enhance agriculture productivity, specific targets of Rs140 […]

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OGDCL provides pet tents, food hampers to flood affectees

ISLAMABAD:Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program has distributed 380 Poly Ethylene Tarpaulin Tents among victims of monsoon flood surrounding area of OGDCL Kunnar Field District Hyderabad. The marginalized homeless local community has been provided shelters from the nonstop spell of rains and flood, a press release on […]

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Interior Ministry approves army’s deployment to help assist all provinces

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Interior has approved the deployment of Pakistan Army in all four provinces to assist the civilian governments keeping in view the emergency situation due to heavy rains and floods. The summary for deployment of the army under Article 245 of the Constitution was sent to the Federal Cabinet for final approval, said a […]

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Flood wreaks havoc in Quetta’s tourist point Hana Orak

QUETTA:Heavy rains and hilly torrents have caused widespread destruction in Hana Orak, a tourist point of Quetta, killing a man and destroying several houses and orchards in the area. Due to the incessant rains and communication infrastructure damage, land connection with the city has been cut off. Many houses in the Hana area have collapsed […]

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Local govt dept to preserve historical buildings: Secretary

LAHORE:Punjab Local Government & Community Development (LGCD) Secretary Syed Mubashir Hussain on Friday said that Local Government department was actively working to preserve and protect the historical buildings of the province including Lahore which was valuable historical asset of the country. Chairing a meeting here, he said that historical buildings must be restored to their […]

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