Floods affected 9.716 mln in Sindh, death tally at 522: Info minister

KARACHI:Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, on Friday, informed that 670,602 people from torrential rains and flood hit areas were shifted to 1975 relief camps set up by government. The minister while informing about details of the losses caused by the flood and rains in the province and rescue measures carried out in affected areas […]

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Setting up Industrial Zone at M-9 discussed

KARACHI:Director General Airport Security Force and Managing Director of ASF Foundation Major General Abid Latif Khan has sought Karachi Chamber’s input and assistance for setting up an Industrial Zone of international standards at M-9 Motorway on available land adjacent to ASF City as the existing industrial areas of Karachi were fully chocked. “As our future […]

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PHC stops PESCO from charging FPA in electricity bills

PESHAWAR:Peshawar High Court (PHC) has stopped Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) from charging, collecting, imposing Fuel Price Adjustment in electricity bills from the provincial consumers. A writ petition filed by Advocates Shahid Qayum and Said Roman Shah contended that FPA was illegally being collected from petitioners coupled with consumers of KP against the rules and […]

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Four more tested positive for fatal coronavirus in RWP

RAWALPINDI:Four more people were diagnosed with deadly coronavirus during the last 24 hours, raising the district’s tally of confirmed cases to 47,588. As per the latest data released by the District Health Authority here Friday, the infected cases included 43,975 from Rawalpindi and 3,613 from other districts. Among the new cases, three arrived from Kallar […]

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PM for restoring communication links, utilities in flood-hit areas on emergency basis

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed to speed-up the pace of restoring all the roads and highways, providing utilities and relief work in the flood affected areas on emergency basis. The Prime Minister was presiding over a meeting about the restoration of supplies in the flood-hit areas. During the meeting, the Prime Minister […]

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Sindh minister visits river Indus embankments

HYDERABAD:Sindh Minister for minority affairs and focal person rain emergency at Jamshoro Giyanchand Essrani on Friday visited the embankments of river Indus at Khanpur and Kotri areas and inspected the flow of water in Indus River. The minister said that though protective dykes near Ras Wah Mori in Kotri and Khanpur remained sensitive however the […]

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QESCO trying to restore power supply in Balochistan till Friday night

QUETTA:Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO) is striving to complete works on damaged 132 KV tower Sibi to double circuit to restore power supply to transmission lines till Friday night in respective areas of Balochistan. According to QESCO spokesman, the power supply was suspended in various areas of Balochistan including provincial capital when recent floods washed […]

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Defence Ministry denies recognition of PESS, VoP as ex-servicemen societies

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Defence denied recognition of Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society (PESS) and Veterans of Pakistan (VoP) duped as ex-servicemen societies in a disclaimer issued here on Friday. In an official statement, the Ministry said, “This office does not recognize or endorse the activities of certain associations of persons masquerading as (or claiming to be) ex-servicemen […]

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