ISLAMABAD:The Petroleum Division is in process of introducing a uniform regulatory regime for mineral-sector development across the country, under a project initiated to complete all the legal formalities required. Accordingly, the government has allocated Rs70 million in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2022-23) for ‘Legal Consultancy Services’ to draft a Model Mineral Agreement and […]
Read MoreSIALKOT: Ugoki police claimed on Sunday to have arrested five drug peddlers and recovered narcotics and illegal weapons from their possession. In a crackdown against criminals in different areas, the police arrested Ali Raza with 2.20 kg hashish and 50 gram ice, Khaliq with a pistol, Akhtar with four motorcycles, Bilal and Yar Muhammad with […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Ombudsman Punjab office provided cumulative financial relief of more than Rs 87.5 million to 16 applicants belonging to different districts by redressing their complaints related to provincial government departments. A spokesman for the Ombudsman Punjab office said here on Sunday that on the intervention of ombudsman office, Afrah Ejaz of Lahore had been given […]
Read MoreSIALKOT: Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khurram Niazi said on Sunday that Rs 1.766 billion would be spent on development projects in Daska in collaboration with the Punjab government and the World Bank during the current month. Under the project, rainwater drainage from the city, construction of major highways, installation of streetlights and machinery for Solid Waste […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Experts say that daily exercise is crucial for physical and mental health as it stimulates certain hormones in brain which improve a person’s mood and positively affect memory and learning. Talking to reporter, health expert Dr Ruby Rafique said the daily exercise had been decreasing risk of heart attacks, depression and other cognitive diseases. She […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has reconstituted a high-powered advisory committee that will guide the Ministry in policy formulation and implementation. Federal Planning and Development Minister Prof. Ahsan Iqbal will be the chairperson of the 31-member advisory committee. The members of the committee consist of government officials, parliamentarians, leading economic experts, businessmen […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Punjab Emergency Service (PES) Rescue-1122 Rawalpindi here on Sunday appealed to the citizens use gas appliances carefully and properly switch off gas equipment before going to bed to avoid any mishap. According to Rescue-1122 spokesman, due to prevailing crisis of gas shortage the people indulge in using alternate measures like using cylinder and compressor in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Almost 51 Sweet Homes under Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) are operating across the country with the objective for adopting modern approach for imparting quality education and other basic facilities to orphans on international standards. Talking to reporter, an official of PBM said, Pakistan Sweet Homes (PSH) was providing residential accommodation to orphanages around 4,355. The country […]
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