RAWALPINDI:City Traffic Police here on Thursday issued a traffic plan for the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain (ra), to be observed on Sept 17 (Saturday), with deployment of 250 traffic police personnel to regulate traffic and facilitate the road users. According to Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi, Naveed Irshad, a total of 250 police […]
310 more dengue cases reported in last 24 hours
PESHAWAR:The Health Department on Thursday confirmed 310 more dengue cases reported in last 24 hours in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The number of active cases across the province has now reached 741 with total number of cases across the province has touched 3520. Presently 85 dengue patients have been admitted in hospitals in various […]
PM’s post-flood operations: 330MW Quetta-Sibbi power line restored
ISLAMABAD:On special instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the power supply to the 300 Mega Watt Quetta-Sibbi transmission line has been restored. In a statement issued by the PM Office on Thursday, the prime minister is personally monitoring the restoration work in flood-hit areas, while a report in this regard was being submitted to him […]
Female candidate for PhD commits suicide
PESHAWAR:A female PhD candidate allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself at home in Hayatabad Phase 7 here on Thursday. According to her family sources, the girl had an MPhil degree and was pursuing her PhD from Peshawar University. The deceased had sustained head injuries after falling from the roof of her house some six months […]
Phase-II of clean Peshawar campaign to treat 600 addicts starting from Friday
PESHAWAR:The phase-II of the clean Peshawar campaign against use of narcotics and drugs would formally commence from Friday under which drug addicts laying in streets, flyovers and roads areas would be shifted to rehabilitation centres. The spokesman of the social welfare department told reporter on Thursday that about 600 drugs and narcotics addicts would be […]
UN chief urges rich nations ‘not to lose one moment’ in helping flood-hit Pakistan
Pakistan needs a “massive inflow of financial resources” to help it cope with the devastation caused by the climate-induced floods, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, as he appealed to wealthy countries “not to lose one moment’ in coming to the aid of the country. “What is happening in Pakistan demonstrates the sheer inadequacy of […]
PCB says High-powered panel and enhanced production to cover Pakistan-England T20Is
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board has put together a dynamic commentary panel for the historic seven T20 Internationals between Pakistan and England. Renowned commentators David Gower and Mark Butcher from England, and Pakistan’s cricket legends Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Aamir Sohail, Bazid Khan and Urooj Mumtaz will commentate on the seven games to be played across […]
Rs 963,000 fine imposed on profiteers
KASUR:The price control magistrates imposed Rs 963,000 fine on shopkeepers,while 14 cases were registered over profiteering during last month. According to district information press release issued here on Thursday,the magistrates during a crackdown inspected 9917 different markets and bazaars, and found dozens of shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging. The magistrates imposed the fine on […]