Young generation guarantor of country’s bright future: Prof Al-freed

LAHORE:Post-graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof. Dr. Muhammad Al-freed Zafar has said the young generation is the guarantor of bright future of the country. He was speaking at a speech competition, titled “Helping people in flood disasters & prevention of corona cases”, held at Ameer-Uddin Medical College, affiliated with Lahore General Hospital (LGH) and PGMI. […]

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PU launches digital climate atlas; climate lab

LAHORE:Space Science Department, the Punjab University (PU), has launched its first-ever digital environmental atlas to understand current and future climate change scenarios besides a Remote Sensing, GIS and Climatic Research Laboratory (RSGCRL) to investigate climate change patterns in the country. The digital environmental atlas of Pakistan has been based on modern data from 1959 to […]

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DPO orders police officials to report at flood hit areas

MUZAFFARGARH:District Police Officer (DPO) Ahmed Nawaz Shah has directed all police officials of the district to report at flood hit areas immediately in order to participate in rescue and relief operation. According to a notification issued on Tuesday, the DPO said that the police department was taking part in relief operations in flood hit areas […]

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RCB authorities directed to accelerate anti-dengue campaign

RAWALPINDI:The authorities of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) have been directed to accelerate ongoing anti-dengue campaign and strictly monitor anti-dengue activities in all Cantt areas. According to Cantonment Executive Officer, Imran Gulzar, the authorities concerned had been directed to accelerate anti-dengue campaign and utilise all available resources to control dengue.Strict action in accordance with the law […]

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AJK Radio Mirpur’s special flood relief fund-raising transmission goes on air

MIRPUR (AJK):State-run Azad Kashmir Radio Mirpur Tuesday started its special transmission of flood relief funds to join the nation in ongoing relief operations for rehabilitation of the flood affectees in various parts of the country besides AJK. The special live transmission started at 10.00 in the morning and continued for a couple of hours inviting […]

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Flooding in Dera kills 20 people, damages estimated at Rs 10 billion

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:The unprecedented flooding caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s major southern district of Dera Ismail Khan have left trail of destruction with infrastructure shattered, crops destroyed, villages submerged and several killed. Flanked by Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Ali Amin, Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Division Amir Afaq […]

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PBM MD for active participation of citizens in flood relief activities

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) Managing Director Amir Fida Paracha on Tuesday underlined the need for active participation of every citizen in flood relief and rehabilitation activities. The PBM MD, in a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Narcotics Control Attaullah Tarar and Parliamentary Task force Convener on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Romina Khurshid […]

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KDA engineers save Mahandri from due flood by changing stream’s direction

KAGHAN:Mahandri Bazar was saved from the expected major disaster by changing the direction of the mountain stream which caused destruction in Mahandri and Manoor Bela valleys of Mansehra. According to the details, following the directives of the provincial government Kaghan Development Authority (KDA) engineers and technical staff started the operation to restore the previous direction […]

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