Court extends remand of social media trolling accused

LAHORE:A local court on Friday extended physical remand of a doctor, involved in social media trolling against institutions, for another two days. The Federal Investigations Agency’s (FIA) officials produced the accused Dr Sahar Saud before Judicial Magistrate Ghulam Murtaza Virk amid strict security on expiry of one-day physical remand. The FIA prosecutor submitted before the […]

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5 more test positive for COVID-19 in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD:Five more people were tested positive for COVID-19 in the district during the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department spokesperson, 152 coronavirus tests were conducted in public and private sector labs during the same period. He said that total active cases in Faisalabad were 120 while 29,112 patients had so far recovered from […]

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Uganda medical team visits Punjab Healthcare Commission offices

LAHORE:A delegation from Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC) visited Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) offices, here on Friday. The UMDPC delegation had a meeting with senior officials of the Punjab Healthcare Commission and received briefing about the jurisdiction, working, mandate and achievements of the Commission. The visitors were informed that a three-pronged strategy – […]

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Flood wreaks havoc in D I Khan, kills 12 people, injures over 50 others

D.I.KHAN:The flash floods wreaked havoc in Dera Ismail Khan claiming 12 lives and injuring over 50 others besides also damaging infrastructure in the district. According to a report issued by Deputy Commissioner Nasrullah Khan, so far the flash floods and hill torrents hurtling down from Koh-e-Suleman Mountain Range and South Waziristan hills claimed 12 lives […]

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KMC to establish camps in metropolis to collect donations for flood/rain victims

KARACHI:On the directives of Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation will establish flood relief camps at different places of the metropolis to collect donations for the flood victims. The relief camps will be set up at KMC Head office, Frere Hall, Safari Park, Hill Park, Urban Forest Clifton on August 28 to collect […]

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Rain-wind-thundershower likely at various parts of country: PMD

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-wind/thundershower in north Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next 24 hours. Few heavy falls are also likely in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Hot and humid is likely in other parts of the country. According to the synoptic situation, monsoon currents […]

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Sindh proposes fixing wheat support price at Rs.3000 per 40 kg

KARACHI:Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Agriculture, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, on Friday, said that Sindh has proposed the federal government to fix the support price of wheat at Rs.3000 per 40 kilogram. According to a hand out issued here a joint meeting of the federal and provincial governments was held through a video link on […]

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