UNHCR organizes workshop for protection, advocacy of refugees

PESHAWAR:United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday organized a day-long workshop to build and enhance national protection capacity and continue advocacy on behalf of refugees. The workshop was co-organized with SHARP at Police Training College (PTC) in district Hangu. The training was attended by 15 female and 10 male police officers of different […]

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Around 50,000 olive oil trees planted in four UC of Abbottabad

ABBOTTABAD:Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Friday said that more than 50,000 Olive plants on an area of 500 hectares were planted in four union councils of district Abbottabad by the agriculture department and successfully conducted the olive pilot project. He expressed these views while addressing the keys distributed ceremony of motorcycles amongst the field staff of the […]

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IHC summons chairman CDA on non-payment of compensation to affectees

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday summoned chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) in personal capacity on September 16, in case pertaining not payment of compensations to the affectees of various sectors. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, remarked that the CDA had failed to satisfy the court in the matter, adding that non […]

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Enrolment campaign extended to Sept 10 : Tarakai

PESHAWAR:Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Shahram Khan Tarakai on Friday said that enrollment campaign in schools has been extended to 10 September 3022 owing to the flood situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a statement, he said that this year a target of enrolling one million children has been set for which admission campaign will […]

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Police arrest four involved in looting relief goods for flood victims

D.I.KHAN:The police on Friday arrested four main culprits involved in looting truck carrying relief goods for the flood victims on the road near Pusha Pul in the limits of Yarik Police Station. According to a police spokesman, the sad incident happened on Thursday when a mob looted the vehicle carrying relief goods for the flood […]

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Eight premises sealed, six arrested for flouting anti-dengue SOPs

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration has sealed eight premises, arrested six persons over violation of anti-dengue standard operating procedures (SOPs), deputy commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon told media on Friday. After chairing a meeting to review weekly progress of dengue in the federal capital, he said some109 different places were raided during last day to […]

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