Day: December 19, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Sunday released 73,600 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 39,300 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1491.90 feet and was 93.90 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water inflow and outflow in […]

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Cleft Lip and Palate Association (ICLAPA) continued providing free medical treatment to the children with cleft lip and palate. An ICLAPA’s team of surgeons are also available to operate affected children. According to the Association’s senior member Mrs. Farhat Akhtar Rehman, the surgery takes place at the Fauji Foundation Hospital and Heart International. “We […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways has retrieved as many as 961 acres of its land worth Rs19, 603 million during various anti-encroachment operations across the country from the land grabbers. “Around 474 acres retrieved in Punjab, 135 acres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 329 acres in Sindh and only 23 acres in Balochistan acres land had been retrieved by the […]

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Housing and Works has sought the grant of Rs 9,179 million to meet the requirements of the Ministry and attached departments for the current fiscal year 2022-23. However, the Finance Division has allocated a sum of Rs 5,915 million as per the austerity measures for the current financial year, which was conveyed to […]

ISLAMABAD:The International community must do better to ensure the world’s 169 million migrant workers are able to realize their basic human and labour rights, says ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, in a message released for International Migrants Day on Sunday. Too many of the 169 million migrant workers in the world today are unable to […]

ISLAMABAD:As part of the ‘Making Migration Safe for Women’ programme, the UN Women has been working with local organizations to develop a set of handouts for women to inform them of their rights and ensure they understand the risks and realities of migration. However, while all migrants may experience negative stereotypes and prejudice, women, girls, […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways is likely to complete reconstruction and rehabilitation work on the strategic Sibbi-Harnai railway track by end of January 2023 with the help of the National Logistics Cell (NLC). “The railway track was made dysfunctional after a series of bomb blasts damaged as many as 22 steel bridges in the highly rugged and inaccessible […]

ISLAMABAD:The Capital Development Authority (CDA) would formulate a comprehensive plan for the disposal of waste by using the latest technology to ensure cleanliness and protection of the environment. Talking to reporter, an official of the CDA said the wastes were being temporarily and regularly disposed off in deep ravines and ditches. CDA had already acquired […]