Corps Commander Balochistan Lt. Gen Asif Ghafoor visits relief camp in Usta, Muhammad

QUETTA:Commander Balochistan Corps Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor visited relief camps in flood affected areas of Usta Mohammad and Gandakha area of Jaffarabad district and held interaction with them in relief and medical camps on Wednesday. According to ISPR Quetta, during the visit, Commander was given a detailed briefing on relief activities. Maj Gen Shahab Aslam […]

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Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief offers full support to flood-hit people of Pakistan

RAWALPINDI:Commander-in-Chief Kingdom of Bahrain Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on Wednesday had a telephonic conversation with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and offered his full support to the flood-hit people of Pakistan. During the conversation, the Bahrain’s commander-in-Chief expressed his grief over the devastation caused by unprecedented floods […]

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Court seeks NAB response in Dar’s plea against arrest warrants

ISLAMABAD:An accountability court (AC) on Wednesday issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a petition of former finance minister Ishaq Dar against his arrest warrants. AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir sought response from NAB till September 23, and adjourned the case. NAB had filed filed a reference against Ishaq Dar on the charges of […]

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Center of Excellence inaugurated in Tandlianwala

FAISALABAD:Provincial Minister for School Education Dr. Murad Ras on Wednesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence (Boys) at Tandlianwala. Speaking during inaugural ceremony, he said that Centers of Excellence Authority in collaboration with Punjab Danish Schools completed this project with an estimated cost of Rs.205 million. He said that new reforms were being introduced to […]

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PAC directs govt to deport unregistered Afghan refugees from Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday directed the government to deport unregistered Afghan refugees while shifting the registered nationals in the refugee camps. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Noor Alam Khan, also directed ministry of states and frontier regions (SAFRON) to take up the issue of Afghan refugees at United Nation’s forum. […]

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14 shopkeepers booked over violation of dengue SOPs

FAISALABAD:As many as 14 shopkeepers have been booked on charge of violating anti dengue SOPs here on Wednesday. A spokesman of local administration said that teams of District Administration and District Health Authority visited various shops, junkyards and other sites to eliminate dengue larva. They found most conducive environment for dengue breeding at 14 sites […]

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CP&WB chairperson grieved over death of minor girl

LAHORE:Child Protection & Welfare Bureau (CP&WB) Chairperson and Child Rights Advisor to CM Punjab Sara Ahmad on Wednesday said that the chief minister while taking serious notice of the death of minor girl after falling in manhole, had sought a report from commissioner Lahore. Sara said that investigation had also been started in this regard, […]

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Int’l Day of Sign Languages to be marked on Friday

ISLAMABAD:International Day of Sign Languages will be marked on Friday (Sep 23) across the globe including Pakistan with the aim to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users. During this year celebration of the International Day of Sign Languages, the world will once again […]

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