Shaheed Millat Expressway’s roads to be completed in one year: Administrator Karachi

KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that reconstruction of Shaheed Millat Expressway’s roads would be completed in one year. “These roads will be constructed from KPT Flyover to the Manzoor Colony Fire Station. No law regarding domicile and PRC has been made in recent days, nor has the cabinet approved any such law. […]

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DC West reviews make-shift houses built for flood victims

KARACHI:Deputy Commissioner District West Mir Ghulam Qadir Talpur along with Administrator West Syed Shabih-ul- Hasan visited the make-shift houses established for the flood victims. The DC West said that we are with the flood victims in this difficult time to provide them every possible facility, said a statement on Friday. He directed the officials concerned […]

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MPA visits different areas of Nawab Shah to review dewatering work

HYDERABAD:Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Chaudhry Tariq Masood Arain visited different areas of Nawab Shah city and reviewed dewatering work. On the occasion MPA said the Sindh Government was taking every possible steps to provide relief to rain-hit people and trying to send them to their homes as soon as possible. He directed relevant officers to […]

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IHC to take up contempt case against ex-chief Judge GB

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday fixed contempt of court for hearing against former chief judge Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim pertaining his controversial statement about the alleged telephonic conversation of ex-chief justice Saqib Nisar. IHC’s bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah would take up the case for hearing on September 5. It may […]

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Sindh minister Esrani visits river embankments in Khanpur, Kotri

KARACHI:Sindh Minister for Minority Affairs , Gianchand Esrani, on Friday, visited the protective embankments of the Indus River in Khanpur and Kotri to review water flows in the river. Speaking at the occasion, the minister, who is also Focal Person for Rain Emergency in Jamshoro district, said that though protective dykes near Raswah Mori in […]

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UNHCR hands over 7,000 tents, huge number of emergency relief items to KP Govt

PESHAWAR:UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on Friday handed over 7,000 tents and thousands of other emergency relief items to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after flooding devastated homes in a number of the Province’s districts. The assistance will benefit tens of thousands of flood affected people in coming days, said a press […]

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Focus on profitable business of livestock stressed

MULTAN:Secretary Livestock Punjab, Muhammad Malik Bhalla, said on Friday that adopting profitable business of livestock could put the country on way to progress. He expressed these views while talking to cattle breeders during his visit to District Diagnostic Laboratory and Additional Director Livestock office Lodhran. Divisional Director Livestock Dr. Muhammad Sabatin Bhatti gave detailed briefing […]

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President for pausing politics, focusing on flood-relief efforts

ISLAMABAD:President Dr. Arif Alvi Friday called upon all the governments and political parties to pause politics and urged all stakeholders to launch a nationwide drive to mobilize the people of Pakistan, businesses, civil society and humanitarian organizations to assist civil and military administrations in their rescue and relief efforts to rehabilitate the flood victims and […]

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