CTP take action against PSVs for not completing routes

RAWALPINDI:City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi have issued challans tickets to Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) for overcharging, not completing the designated routes and running on roads without route permits. According to a CTP spokesman, five vehicles were impounded in police stations over public complaints. Following the orders of Chief Traffic Officer Rawalpindi Naveed Irshad, In-charge Traffic […]

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Founder Group clean sweeps ICCI annual elections

ISLAMABAD:The Founder Group has swept the annual elections of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the year 2022-23 by defeating the Islamabad United Group with a landslide victory. From the corporate class, Founder Group’s candidates Nasir M. Qureshi, Faad Waheed, Ameer Hamza, Chaudhry Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Yahya and Malik Jalil Ahmed Awan […]

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Rescue 1122 team reaches Sukkur to join relief operations

SUKKUR:A specialized team of rescuers from Rescue 1122 on Thursday arrived in Sukkur and joined relief operations here to help flood-hit communities. District Emergency Officer, Hussain Mian told media that rains and floods caused large scale devastation in Sindh, the team of Rescue 1122 are participating in the relief activities in Sukkur, Moro and other […]

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Cases of dengue, malaria increasing in Sukkur

SUKKUR:Cases of dengue and malaria have increased rapidly in the relief camps established in the flood affected areas of Sukkur, Khairpur and Ghotki. The health officials of the Government Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Hospital Sukkur, confirmed that the cases of dengue, malaria, diarrhea and cholera were continuously increasing. The fumigation campaign launched by the […]

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IHC postpones Imran’s indictment after he apologizes his words about judge

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday postponed the indictment of Chairman PTI Imran Khan till October 3, in contempt of court case after he verbally apologized on his threatening remarks for a woman judge. The court directed Imran Khan to submit an affidavit regarding his statement and said that further case would be proceeded in […]

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Current Account Deficit falls to $0.7 billion in August

ISLAMABAD:The current account deficit shrank to $0.7 billion in August compared to $1.2 billion in July 2022, largely reflecting a continued moderation in overall imports, a data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. Cumulatively, in Jul-Aug of current fiscal year (FY23), Current Account Deficit (CAD) declined by $0.5 billion to $1.9 […]

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Danish envoy visits water purification plant at Khipro, distributes clean water among flood affectees

KHIPRO:The Ambassador Designate of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf on Thursday visited Khipro town of district Sanghar and inspected the site of operation established by Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) aimed at providing clean drinking water to the rain/flood hit people of Sindh. Jacob Linulf was given detailed briefing by DEMA officials regarding water purification […]

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UN chief warns world leaders 1.5 degree climate pledge is ‘on life support’

During a private meeting of world leaders here on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for more action and leadership to tackle the climate crisis, warning that efforts to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is “on life support”. “We have all seen the appalling images from Pakistan, and […]

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