ISLAMABAD:World Humanitarian Day, commemorated every year to advocate for the survival, well-being, and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers. This year World Humanitarian Day is celebrated at a crucial time, especially in the countries that are suffering from the visible impact of climate change. The monsoon […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Friday released 451,719 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 487,989 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1549.20 feet, which was 151.2 feet higher than its dead level of 1398 feet. Water inflow in the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched a Rs 37 billion relief program to provide Rs 25,000 cash assistance each among 1.5 million families across the flood-hit areas of the country. The prime minister, addressing the launching ceremony, said the cash disbursement would be done through Benazir Income Support Program in collaboration with the National […]
Read MoreSARGODHA:Two veterinary drug stores were sealed for selling spurious lumpy skin vaccine, here on Friday. According to official sources, Additional Director Livestock Dr Tanveer Ashraf and District Drug Controller Ghulam Abbas Sandhela conducted raids at various veterinary drug stores near Noori Gate and found spurious lumpy skin disease vaccine and serum in doctors’ clinic and […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Anti-dengue week will be observed in the district from August 22-27. In this regard, an awareness seminar will be held at Metropolitan Corporation hall on August 22, under the aegis of district administration. Deputy Commissioner Imran Hamid Sheikh would be the chief guest. A walk will be arranged after the seminar. Awareness sessions would also […]
Read MoreD.I.KHAN:The district administration has postponed the anti-polio vaccination drive in second block of the district due to heavy rains and floods. While talking to reporter on Friday, Deputy District Health Officer Dr Hafiz Muhammad Gul Farooq Bhetani said, “We had to temporarily stop the second phase of the polio drive in Tehsil Daraban, Tehsil Kulachi […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Business community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had asked government to take pragmatic steps to revive sick and non-operational industrial units to boost up industrialization and create more job opportunities in the province. Traders demanded the State Bank of Pakistan to issue instructions to commercial banks to facilitate them and enhance the ratio of lending in the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Finance Ministry here on Friday rejected the news item published in a section of press claiming that government plans to present mini-budget for collection of Rs.80 billion revenue through ordinance. “The news is misleading and factually incorrect. There was no mention of imposition of Rs.80 billion new taxes even through promulgation of ordinance,” the […]
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