HYDERABAD: Managing Director Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) Preetam Das on Wednesday said that Hyderabad and other cities including Kotri Barrage were not at risk of any flooding. While talking to the media during his visit to the Indus river embankments, he said at present there is a medium flood level at Guddu and […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The office of the Punjab Ombudsman has mediated the payment of Rs 33.09 million in financial relief to 11 complainants from six districts after they approached the it against the provincial government departments. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, a spokesman said that the Irrigation Department paid Rs 4.89 million as salary arrears […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Wednesday issued a price-revision notification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for September, decreasing the commodity price by Rs75.11 per 11.8-kilogram cylinder. According to the notification, the authority reduced the locally produced LPG price by Rs6.36 per kilogram. After the revised price, the LPG cylinder would be sold […]
Read MoreLAHORE: A delegation of Baitussalam Welfare Trust (BWT), led by its chairman Maulana Abdul Sattar, called on Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his office on Wednesday. A common action plan was agreed upon during the meeting for rehabilitation and resettlement of flood victims and the repair of damaged houses. The chief minister said […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: In the wake of recent floods and resulting damages across Pakistan, the World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) on Wednesday urged the need to act immediately to strengthen national response towards climate induced natural hazards which posed a grave threat to critical habitats, natural capital, people and their livelihood. Under the ambit of […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD: Provision of basic facilities to the inmates inside the jail and providing opportunities to become skilled and useful citizens of the country are among the top priorities of the district administration. This was expressed by the Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Tariq Salam Marwat during his visit to District Jail Abbottabad, District Food Controller Food (DFC) […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Police have arrested two members of a gang involved in street crime and recovered Rs 70, 000, four snatched mobile phones and other items from their possession, the police spokesman said here on Wednesday. He informed that Cantt Police conducted a raid and held Anar Gul and Gul Muhammad, two street criminals. Superintendent of […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: The United States has announced $30 million in humanitarian aid to Pakistan where the worst-ever floods have killed more than 1, 000 people and displaced some 33 million. Through its National Disaster Management Authority, the Pakistani Government – which has declared a national emergency – is leading the response in coordinating assessments and directing […]
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