MULTAN:Pakistan Railways (PR) directed the Divisional Commercial Officers (DCOs) to check the cleanliness of rakes of the trains in person to avoid complaints of the passengers. PR Chief Commercial Manager has instructed the DCOs of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan, Sukkar, Quetta and Karachi to go in person to check sanitation of coaches of all trains […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The United Nations on Tuesday up-scaled its humanitarian appeal for the flood affected people of Pakistan to $816 million from the previous $160 million assistance, considering a multitude of rehabilitation and health -related issues, cropping up in the post flood situation. The revised appeal was made on the basis of updated on ground need assessment […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:The speakers on Tuesday paid tributes to the renowned writer, late Shams ul Ulma Mirza Qaleech Baig for his unwavering services for the cause of education, Sindhi language and literature. They said, Mirza Qaleech Baig wrote more than 461 books on 43 different subjects including chemistry, physics, biology, zoology, plant sciences, Sindhi literature and anthropology. […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD:District administration Abbottabad while taking action against stone-crushing plants, sealed two plants, involved in omitting pollution, in the area of Tehsil Lora. According to an official, Assistant Commissioner Abbottabad inspected stone-crushing plants at Lura Circle and found two of them polluting and damaging the environment and ecosystem. Both stone-crushing plants were also working without NOC. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday approved nine developmental schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 16,013.51 million. These schemes were approved in the 17th PDWP meeting of current fiscal year 2022-23 presided over by Chairman of Planning & Development Board Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The approved developmental schemes included Rehabilitation […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:The experts of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) have advised the youth to also start their own agri-business and handicraft to meet with the agricultural losses and economic crisis caused by floods and rains in the province. They emphasized this while addressing a day-long seminar on entrepreneurship, hosted by Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam in joint […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Two waste-to-power plants having production capacity of 50 mega watt each are expected to start generating electricity on commercial basis by the end of 2023. A meeting held here on Tuesday with Sindh energy minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh in chair to review progress on the project of generating electricity from municipal waste of Karachi was […]
Read MoreNAWABSHAH:Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Shahryar Gul Memon took over charge of Administrator Zila Council Shaheed Benazirabad. It may be mentioned that the Department of Local Government had already issued notification regarding transfer of charge of Administrator district Council.
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