Govt trying hard to provide relief to people, despite financial constraints: Abbasi

ISLAMABAD:A senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said despite financial constraints, the government was trying its best to provide maximum relief to people. Addressing a news conference, he said persistent efforts were underway to stabilize the economy and provide solace to people. Optimum efforts were […]

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CM directs to ensure transparency in distribution of relief items among flood victims

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed planning for construction of safety embankments and flood protection walls at sensitive places to minimize damages from floods in future. He issued these directives while chairing a meeting on flood situation and ongoing rescue and relief operation in the flood affected areas of the province. He said that […]

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AIOU offers academic programs for international students

ISLAMABAD:Allama Iqbal Open University(AIOU) is offering admissions in various academic programs in the second phase of the autumn semester 2022 for Overseas Pakistani as well as other international students. According to AIOU, programs offered in this phase include Associate degree (BA, B.Com), Associate degree in (Education, Human Resource Management and, Islamic Banking and Marketing), B.Ed […]

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Govt restores electricity in majority areas of KP: Ghulam Dastagir

PESHAWAR:Federal Minister for Power, Khurram Dastagir Khan here Thursday said that electricity had been restored in almost all flood hit areas of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The Minister expressed these views during a press conference after presiding over a high-level meeting regarding flood damages to electricity infrastructure including grid stations, feeders, transmission lines and poles besides rehabilitation […]

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Fesco releases 40,000 meters

FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) released more than 40,000 meters to provide new electricity connections in addition to replacing the defective ones. A Fesco spokesman, Tahir Sheikh, said on Thursday that divisional heads of the region had already been directed to ensure immediate provision of electricity supply connections to applicants and no negligence […]

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PDMA Balochistan sets up flood relief camp in Sukkur

QUETTA:The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Balochistan has set up a relief camp in Sukkur city of Sindh, an official of PDMA said on Thursday. “The city is near the green belt of Balochistan and will help carry out relief operations in Naseerabad and other flood-hit areas in the green belt of the province,” Deputy […]

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