Farmers told to beware of insidious pink bollworm attack

MULTAN:Agriculture experts have warned cotton growers against threat of pink bollworm, a pest considered dangerous due to its attack being insidious in nature. “It is hard to assess that the crop is under attack by pink bollworm as the cotton boll apparently looks healthy but actually the attacking pest would be eating inside to make […]

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Exhibition of sacred articles concludes in Multan

MULTAN:An annual one-day exhibition showcasing sacred articles traditionally called (Tabbarukaat) related to great personalities of Islam, Khana-e-Ka’aba and Masjid-e-Nabvi (Peace Be Upon Him), concluded here on Thursday. A large number of people visited the exhibition near MDA Chowk. The Tabarrukaat, some 3000 in number, were a collection of a spiritual personality, Ahmad Raza Attari, who […]

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Heart disease claims over 200000 lives in Pakistan annually: Cardiologists

HYDERABAD:The Cardiologists on Thursday said that the change in life style was the main reason of the cardiac diseases which claimed more than 200000 lives in Pakistan annually. This was disclosed by senior professors of cardiology Dr Feroz Memon, Dr Fazul Rehman, Dr Zaman Baloch, Dr Kashif Shaikh and others in a press conference on […]

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HEC hosts send-off ceremony for students proceeding to Chinese universities on scholarship

ISLAMABAD:The Higher Education Commission (HEC)on Thursday organised a send-off ceremony for 36 Pakistani students, who were awarded scholarships to study in Chinese universities under the Chinese Government Scholarship Programme. The programme was launched in 2019 for the Pakistani students to study in 289 designated Chinese universities. So far, 193 Pakistani students had been awarded scholarships […]

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No international organization engaged in flood-hit Jaffarabad: DC

QUETTA:Deputy Commissioner Jafarabad Abdul Razzaq Khajak on Thursday said that no international organizations, including UNHCR were directly engaged in the flood-hit Jaffarabd district. “Government utilizing its limited resources trying its best to provide relief to the calamity hit people, however neither tents nor any kind of other relief materials had been provided by the UN […]

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Constable injure after terrorist attack on police station

D.I.KHAN:A police constable sustained injuries as Daraban police station was attacked by unidentified armed men on Thursday. According to police spokesman, some unknown armed men opened fire at the main gate of Daraban police station, leaving Police constable Ismail injured. The police team retaliated the firing of attackers and make the terrorist attack failed. The […]

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PLA demands steps to stop regrouping of Taliban in KP, provide drinking water to flood victims

PESHAWAR:The Popular Left Alliance (PLA) here on Thursday demanded the provincial government to realize miseries of flood victims and facilitate them. The demand was made by Convener PLA Comrade Imdad Qazai accompanied by Secretary General Communist Party Pakistan Dr Sarfaraz, President National Party KP, Wahdat, General Secretary Mazdur Kisan Party KP Sohail Ahmed and others […]

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