LAHORE:At least 13 people were killed and 948 others sustained injuries in 866 road traffic accidents across Punjab during the last 24 hours. Out of the total injured, 556 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals, whereas, 379 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by rescue medical teams, said […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Inspector General Police Punjab Faisal Shahkar on Monday directed to speed up welfare measures for the best welfare of police personnel. He said that the best welfare of police force was his first priority, so measures should be continued on priority basis for the welfare of the employees serving in all the districts of the […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Civil society activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and volunteers at a Webinar organised by The Knowledge Forum on the flood situation in Sindh spoke of extreme chaos as Sindh grapples with one of the worst floods in its history. Speakers were unanimous that current figures quoted in the official data do not represent the accurate […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Younis Khan and JDC chief Zafar Abbas inspected the camps set up by DMC East and also the camps established at Sachal, Madhugoth and other places for the flood victims. They distributed relief amount cheques and the supplies among the flood victims, said a statement on Monday.
Read MoreLAHORE:The second meeting of the provincial cabinet was held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office here on Monday. The cabinet expressed full solidarity with the flood victims and announced to give one month’s salary to help those affectees, said a handout issued here. Addressing the meeting, the CM […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Monday discussed different amendments proposed in the Constitution and deferred them till its next meeting. The 71st meeting of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice held here under the Chairmanship of Ch. Mehmood Bashir Virk. Members/MNAs/Movers Usman Ibraheem, Ms. Mehnaz Akbar Aziz, Ms. Zahra […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The Health department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday warned of possible outbreak of dengue, Malaria, leishmaniasis, diarrhea and skin diseases in the flood affected areas and directed holding of medical camps there. In its Flood Emergency Surveillance and Response report released here, the health department said that so far screening of 100,000 flood affectees were […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Pakistan Navy flood relief operations on Monday continued in far-flung rural areas of Sindh including Dadu, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Qambar Shahdad Kot, Sehwan and Sukkur. Pakistan Navy personnel conducted relief operation for the people including elders, children and women from Christian and Hindu communities in Matli area of Badin, a Pakistan Navy news release said. […]
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