LAHORE:Chief Secretary (CS) Kamran Ali Afzal accompanied by Senior Member Board of Revenue (BOR) Zahid Akhtar Zaman Friday visited the flood-affected areas of South Punjab and reviewed relief operation in Jampur, Fazalpur and Tunsa. According to handout issued here, the CS directed that the mobile health teams be mobilised for the treatment of flood victims, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the power distribution companies to revise the electricity bills of up to 200 consumed units within 24 hours adjusting the relief under the fuel adjustment charge (FAC) announced by the government. The prime minister, who chaired a high level meeting to address the issues faced by the power […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Pakistan Railways has suspended entire train operation for Karachi to protect the lives and properties of the citizens. The PR spokesperson told APP on Friday that due to severe rains and unusual weather conditions across the country, the track was badly affected so the PR administration decided to temporarily suspend train operation for Karachi. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan has nearly 2 percent of its labour force engaged in the gig economy through online and location-based services. According to a study conducted here recently, an estimated half a million workers in the country work in the location-based platform economy, but it has been encouraging a race to the bottom regarding working conditions. The […]
Read MoreLAHORE: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 […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: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 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: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 […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Faisal Shahkar Friday said that the Punjab police was ensuring foolproof measures for the security of all foreigners, especially Chinese citizens, experts and investors, who came here for business or private purposes in different districts of the province. The IGP said, “We are taking all possible measures for the […]
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