Construction of bridge on National Highway at Talash and Shamsi Khan in 12 months

ISLAMABAD: The authorities concerned have directed for the construction of the bridge and multi-cell culverts on National Highway at Talash and Shamsi Khan to be completed in 12 months. “The construction of one Reinforced Concrete Cement (RCC) Bridge and multi-cell culverts on National Highway at Talash and Shamsi Khan in 12 District Lower Dir (Dir […]

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Xi Jinping elected secretary general of CPC Central Committee

BEIJING:Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee’s first plenary session held on Sunday, according to a communique. Xi Jinping presided over the session which was attended by 203 members of the 20th CPC Central Committee and 168 alternate members. Xi was […]

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Dengue virus infects another 298 people, claims two lives in Punjab

LAHORE: As many as 298 cases of dengue virus with two deaths were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to health department sources, the two deaths were reported from Lahore. A total of 12,974 cases of dengue virus were reported during the current year while 16 people died of virus and 1072 […]

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Railways planning to upgrade five major railway stations

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways is planning to upgrade its five major railway stations across the country on modern lines to facilitate the passengers and help the department to generate more revenue. The purpose to upgrade the railway stations is to make them commercial hubs for business activities and facilitate the passengers,” an official in the Ministry of […]

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PR demands huge grant to restore its flood-damaged infrastructure

ISLAMABAD:The Department of Civil Engineering of Pakistan Railways, in a summary, moved to the Ministry of Railways, has demanded a huge grant of money for the restoration of infrastructure damaged by massive torrential rains and floods. The Civil Engineering Department requires about Rs 53 billion to restore the signal system, as much as Rs 60 […]

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Robbers involved in snatching cash from private company cashier arrested

RAWALPINDI:Police have arrested three suspects involved in robbing a private company cashier within the limits of Saddar Wah Police Station and recovered Rs 91,250. The action was taken on the basis of technical and human intelligence, the spokesperson for District Police told on Sunday. Cash amounting to Rs 2.9 million was snatched at gun point […]

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Railways to get fleet of 20 modern coaches by end of month

ISLAMABAD:The first fleet of 20 state-of-the-art coaches of Pakistan Railways from China would arrive in Pakistan by the end of the current month to provide comfortable and international standards journey to the passengers. “Pakistan Railways has procured 230 new passenger coaches from China, which will not only facilitate the passengers but also generate more revenues […]

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275 new dengue cases reported in KP: Health Department official

PESHAWAR:An official of the Health Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday confirmed that there were 275 new dengue cases reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last 24 hours. Giving details, he told that with the 275 new cases, the number of dengue patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had reached 16277 with 24 more dengue patients admitted in […]

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