173 people shift through heli operation, relief activities continue in Malakand Division: Commissioner

PESHAWAR:Commissioner Malakand Division Shaukat Ali Yousafzai on Sunday said that rescue and relief measures are being monitored at the district and divisional levels, and relief packages are being distributed to the affected families in the districts of Upper and Lower Chitral, Dir Upper and Lower and Mingora. He said that Provincial Heli Service provided relief […]

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DC directs to mark zebra crossing on all main roads of city

FAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Hamid Sheikh Sunday directed the Chief Officer Metropolitan Corporation to mark zebra crossing on main all roads of Faisalabad city for facilitating the pedestrians. Visiting various intersections of the city, he said that zebra crossing should be laid down on all main roads in addition to installing and activating traffic signals […]

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Numbers of affected may increase as calamity continuous, says Minister Rehman

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Sunday stressed that the numbers of flood-affected population may rise from 33 million as the monster flood continues. The Minister in a statement said, “The humanitarian action is right now being led by the Government and supported by United Nations and other humanitarian agencies. 1,033 people […]

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First flight from UAE carrying 3,000 tons of relief goods reaches Nur Khan Air Base

ISLAMABAD:The first flight from United Arab Emirates (UAE), carrying over 3,000 tons of relief goods including tents, food, medicines and other items of basic needs on Sunday reached Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan. The Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi handed over the relief goods to Minister for Planning Development and […]

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KP CM supervises relief operation; ministers inspect flood affected areas

PESHAWAR:All the provincial ministers were actively participating in relief activities in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while Chief Minister Mahmood Khan himself was monitoring relief operations. Labour minister, Shaukat Yousufzai said his during his visit to the flood affected areas in Charssadda district on Sunday. He said that as many as 34,000 houses have been […]

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Livestock dept starts dengue surveillance at dairy farms

LAHORE:The Livestock Department has started dengue surveillance activities at dairy farms, offices and sheds of animals across the province. According to official sources here on Sunday, surveillance had been initiated as per the directions of the Punjab Livestock Secretary Muhammad Malik Bhulla. The secretary said, “Protection of lives of people is highly important for us […]

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Pakistan Army Aviation Pilots rescue stranded individual in Kohistan

RAWALPINDI:The Pakistan Army Aviation Pilots on Sunday in an extremely dangerous and challenging situation rescued a stranded individual surrounded in flood in Kohistan. An emergency call was made by Kohistan administration for rescue, said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a news release. Responding immediately, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Mangla Division and Commander […]

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Pakistan Navy rescue, relief operations underway in coastal, creeks areas

KARACHI:Pakistan Navy rescue and relief operation on Sunday was underway in coastal and creeks areas and it has further extended its teams to different areas of Sindh. The Navy extended its teams to areas of Sanghar, Qambar Shahdad Kot, Sukkur, Bakrani, Larkana, Mirpur Khas and Dadu on special request from Sindh government, a Pakistan Navy […]

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