LAHORE:Minister for Railways Khwaja Saad Rafique has directed the authorities to take forward Thar Coal Transportation Project on priority basis as it was a big challenge. Presiding over a meeting at Pakistan Railways (PR) Headquarters here on Saturday, he further directed to make a uniform design policy for vending stalls of railways. Saad Rafique expressed […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Hamid Sheikh Saturday constituted two committees to probe into fire tragedy in Montgomery Bazaar which claimed seven lives in addition to inflicting burn injuries to four others. He constituted a 7-member investigation committee comprising of Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Kashif Raza Abad, Executive Engineer Buildings (EEB) Sara Qamar, Electrical Engineer Building […]
Read MoreSWAT::Boys and Girls hockey trials under Prime Minister Youth Talent Hunt Program have completed in Swat Region wherein a record 240 boys and 110 girl’s players turned up. The trials were held on a newly laid Astro-Turf at Makhan Bagh Hockey ground, Mingora District Swat and the youth between 15-25-year-old enthusiastically participated. The boys’ trials […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:China successfully launched two test satellites from a launch platform in the Yellow Sea, via a Long March-11 carrier rocket. The Centi Space-S5/S6 test satellites with LEO satellite navigation enhancement system were lifted off by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 09:10 p.m. (Beijing Time), and have entered the planned orbit successfully, ECNS reported. The […]
Read MoreMIRPUR (AJK): The 17th anniversary of the devastating earthquake, a day 16 years ago in 2005, was commemorated across Azad Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday. Azad Jammu and Kashmir flag remained at half-mast on all public buildings of the state to mark the anniversary. The anniversary was observed as the ‘Day Of Patience’ besides as […]
Read MoreNAWABSHAH:A seminar was organized by the students of Sindhi Department of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University on ,Sur kedaro, and ,Sur Saarang, narrated by Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai in Shah Jo Risalo. According to a handout issued on Saturday, addressing the seminar,Chairman Dr. Ameer Ali Shah, Dr. Phulo Meghwar, Syed Dilawar Shah, Jahangir Daahri,, […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Divisional Commissioner Zahid Hussain has retired after attaining the age of superannuation. In this connection, a farewell was arranged on Saturday, in which Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Hamid Sheikh and other officers of district and divisional administrations participated. Speaking on this occasion, the DC paid tribute to the services of divisional commissioner and said that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs1250 on Saturday and was sold at Rs143,800 against its sale at Rs145,050 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also decreased by Rs1072 and was sold at Rs123,285 against Rs124,357; whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat went down […]
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