All stakeholders should play role in pollution control: Urmar

PESHAWAR:KP Minister for Environment, Syed Mohammad Ishtiaq Urmar has said that all stakeholders including youth, public sector and civil society should play their due role in controlling pollution. Addressing a function here on Sunday, the minister said that the provincial government has framed the first climate change policy to protect the environment and minimize the […]

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Broiler chickens, eggs’ prices likely to shoot up in winter

PESHAWAR:The prices of broiler chickens and eggs were likely to shoot up during winter season in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where many domestic and commercial poultry farms were washed by the record-breaking floods that inflicted colossal economic losses to the farmers. Besides humans and material losses to the government and private sectors, the flash floods of August […]

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Chairmen VCs-NCs demand quality anti-dengue fumigation

PESHAWAR:Chairmen of Village Councils and Neighbourhood Councils (VCs&NCs) Capital Metropolitan Government Peshawar have demanded immediate quality fumigation to present the spread of dengue otherwise they along with general public will besiege the provincial assembly. According to a joint press release, the elected chairmen from Zargarabad, Wali Mohammad, Arif Khan (Safaid Dhery), Afridi Khan (Regi Lalma), […]

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Maulana Turab calls on Acting Governor Balochistan

QUETTA:A delegation led by, Jamiat Ahle Hadith Balochistan, Ameer Maulana Ali Muhammad Turab, President Zamzam Welfare Trust,Qari Habib Ahmad Mir Mohammadi, called on Acting Governor Balochistan Jan Mohammad Jamali at Governor House here on Sunday. They informed Governor about their organization’s relief activities and assistance to the flood affected people of Balochistan. Acting Governor Balochistan, […]

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GCU syndicate approves four new BS, three MPhil programmes

LAHORE:The 66th meeting of Syndicate of Government College University (GCU) has approved four new BS and three MPhil programmes besides giving its go-ahead for the establishment of two departments i.e. International Relations and Electronics. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi Sunday chaired the meeting in which university’s annual budget of Rs2.5billion for the fiscal […]

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RSO annoyed over accumulation of sewage water in premises of sports complex

D.I.KHAN:Regional Sports Officer (RSO) Anwar Kamal Barki on Sunday reviewed progress over different ongoing schemes at Ratta Kulachi Sports Complex and directed the contractors to expedite the pace of work by ensuring quality of work. During his visit to Ratta Kulachi Sports complex along with Engineering officials and the contractors concerned, the RSO expressed his […]

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Foreign aid for flood victims to help stabilize rupee: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Sunday said that the foreign aid being received for the flood victims in the country could help stabilize the Pakistani Rupee. He said although the country had faced more than $30 billion in losses due to the recent floods and torrential rains across the country, but […]

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56 commercial concerns sealed in University Town

PESHAWAR:The district administration, on the orders of Peshawar High Court (PHC), carried out a grand operation against commercial activities in the University Town on Sunday and sealed 56 concerns, including private clinics, offices of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), schools, hostels and banks. On PHC’s orders and the directives of Commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud and Deputy Commissioner […]

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