AJK govt commits to hold LB polls before November 30

MUZAFFARABAD:Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, while presiding a high level meeting, directed the concerned authorities to conduct local elections before November 30. According to the details, the Election Commission of Azad Kashmir had written a letter to the government regarding the release of the schedule for the local elections […]

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Minister directs to combat dengue on emergency basis

RAWALPINDI:Provincial Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Dr Akhtar Malik on Thursday directed the officials to utilize all available resources to combat dengue on an emergency basis. Chairing a meeting to review the anti-dengue campaign here at Commissioner’s Office, he directed officials of the concerned departments to create awareness among the people to keep their […]

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HCC demands from Punjab government to lift the ban on wheat flour movement to KP

HAVELIAN:Members of the Havelian Chamber of Commerce (HCC) Thursday demanded from the government of Punjab to lift the ban on wheat flour movement to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the details, Senior Vice President HCC Naseer Ahmed Abbasi said that for the past four months, there had been a ban on bringing flour from Punjab to […]

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Pakistan hit hardest by climatic change despite low carbon footprint: Musadik Malik

MULTAN:State Minister for Petrolium Division, Dr Musadik Malik, on Thursday said Pakistan has been affected by climate change despite low carbon footprint. Speaking at a concluding ceremony of a seminar though video link at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA), he briefed about supply and demand of energy in the country and different projects. […]

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NA body anxious over non-locals’ appointments in Gomal Zam Dam

ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Thursday raised the concern over appointments of non-locals in the Gomal Zam Dam Project and Hydel Power Station, South Waziristan. The Committee that met here with Muhammad Jamal ud Din in the chair also expressed anxious on delay in allocation of funds under […]

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State Institutions to hold Imran accountable for misleading people: Javed Latif

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif on Thursday said that the state institutions would hold Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan accountable for spreading mischief and misleading the people to serve his interests. Addressing a news conference, he said Imran Khan should give Islamic touch to his speeches only after consulting learned Ulma and Islamic scholars. […]

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PM Flood Relief Fund receives Rs 3.3 bln donations, Senate body told

ISLAMABAD:The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials on Thursday briefed the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change that the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund received Rs3.3 billion donations so far. The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change was held with Senator Seemee Ezdi in chair. The Senate body was briefed by the […]

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