China women’s team head coach backs players to play overseas

BEIJING: China’s women’s football team head coach Shui Qingxia said she supports Chinese players seeking playing opportunities in overseas leagues. Encouraged by Chinese football authorities to ply their trade overseas, 10 female Chinese players have signed with overseas clubs — a move welcomed by Shui. “It’s something good in itself that they can have the […]

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63 new dengue cases reported in RWP

RAWALPINDI:The dengue total tally had reached to1,481 cases, with the arrival of 63 more patients here during the last 24 hours. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control(DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood Wednesday said that among the new cases, 39 cases had arrived from Potohar town Urban area, six from Rawalpindi Cantonment, five from Municipal Corporation, Rawalpindi, […]

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New Zealand, Australia to continue strengthening emergency management co-op

ISLAMABAD:New Zealand and Australia continue to strengthen global emergency management capability with a new agreement, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said on Wednesday. “As our closest neighbor, New Zealand has had strong relationships with Australia’s emergency management agencies for many years,” McAnulty said after signing a Memorandum of Cooperation. “Australia and New Zealand face […]

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NH& MP sets up free medical camp in flood hit areas

KHANEWAL:National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) sector M4 organized a free medical camp in flood affected areas. A free medical camp was organized by Beat No. 22 in flood hit areas of Rajanpur and Fazalpur with the help of philanthropists as per directions of Inspector General Khalid Mahmood and Sector Commander Atif Chaudhary. A large […]

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Drug addicts’ rehabilitation center inaugurated at Khar

PESHAWAR:Deputy Commissioner Bajaur, Fahad Wazir on Wednesday inaugurated drug rehabilitation centre of New Hope Welfare Organization at Tehsil Khar, Bajaur tribal district. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by Medical Superintendent (MS) District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Khar, Mayor Khar, Abdul Rashid and local elders. Addressing the ceremony, deputy commissioner appreciated the efforts of Hope Welfare […]

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SCCI voices concern over prolonged, unannounced load-shedding in KP

PESHAWAR:Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has expressed grave concern over increase in duration of unannounced and excessive electricity load-shedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The SCCI asked Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) to halt the ‘hours-long’ load-shedding to in name of load management forthwith, otherwise the business community would strongly protest against it. Chairing a […]

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Dera Police foil drug smuggling bid, recover 90 kg charas

D.I.KHAN:The Dera Police on Wednesday foiled a major drug smuggling bid and recovered 90 kilograms of charas from a truck here at Mughalkot check post. According to a police spokesman, the police team, led by SDPO Darazinda Abid Iqabal and Mughalkot police station SHO Tayyib Deen Khan, stopped a loaded Hino Truck bearing number TKF-241 […]

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