“Champion Schools” to be rewarded for SSC outstanding

MULTAN:School Education Department South Punjab will reward students and heads of ‘Champion Schools’ for showing good results in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination. The Directorate of Public Instructions (Secondary) has sought data from CEOs District Health Authorities and DEOs of 10 schools including five boys and five girls from each district in this connection. The […]

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Wah Industries, US firm sign LOU to produce guns

WAH CANTT:Wah Industries Limited (WIL)and US based firm M/s FedArms Wednesday signed a letter of understanding (LOU) to establish joint production of AKM series Auto and Semi-Auto guns. WIL is a subsidiary of Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF). According to a statement issued by POF spokesman, as per LOU, M/s FedArms will provide part kits, testing […]

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Steps being taken to rehabilitate flood affected people in Barkhan: DC Abdullah

QUETTA:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Barkhan Abdullah Khosa on Wednesday said that all possible steps were being taken to rehabilitate affected people by floods and rains in respective areas of the district. He also added that teams had been formed to ensure the supply of relief material to affected people across the country. He expressed these views […]

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RDA requests deptts concerned to help control illegal growth of private housing schemes

RAWALPINDI:On the special directives of the Director General (DG), Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Muhammad Saif Anwar Jappa, Director, Metropolitan Planning Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) on Wednesday requested the departments concerned to help control illegal growth of private housing schemes in Rawalpindi district. According to RDA spokesman, the authority had requested different departments including Parks and Horticulture […]

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IFRC, PRCS high ups visits flood-affected areas of Sindh

KARACHI:Under Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Xavier Castellanos Mosquera, Chairman of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari and Chairman PRCS-Sindh Branch Samar Ali Khan on Wednesday visited flood-affected areas of Sindh. Xavier distributed ration packs, hygiene kits and non-food items, including tents, tarpaulin sheets, […]

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US ambassador meets CM

LAHORE:US Ambassador Donald Blome met Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at the Chief Minister’s Office on Wednesday and discussed matters of mutual interest. It was agreed to promote partnership in population planning, alternate energy, agriculture and water management sectors. The CM briefed about public welfare initiatives and legislation for saving campuses from drugs and […]

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