FAISALABAD:An anti-rape cell has been established in Deputy Commissioner Complex to take prompt action on rape incidents. A spokesman for local administration said on Tuesday that the cell would remain functional round-the-clock and protocol officer of Deputy Commissioner Office would look after all affairs of the cell. Sufficient staff of police and Rescue-1122 would remain […]
Zabita Khan Mohmand posted as Director Information
PESHAWAR:Senior Officer, Zabita Khan Mohmand (BPS-19) has been posted as Director Information and Public Relations Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A formal notification of his posting has been issued here on Tuesday. Zabita Khan has previously worked as Deputy Director of Information and also served as Registrar Printing And Stationary Department, KP, Station Director FM Radio Pakhtunkhwa […]
Process of checking prices of edible items begin on CM’s directives
KARACHI:The process of checking high prices, which has been termed by the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah as artificial inflation in the Sindh province, started in the city on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner South Captain (Retd) Muhammad Saeed Laghari visited shops within his jurisdiction to control artificial inflation. He reviewed prices at retail shops, […]
PSX turns around to bullish trend, gains 296 points
ISLAMABAD:The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to a bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 296.75 points, a positive change of 0.73 percent, closing at 40,801.51 against 40,504.76 points the previous day. A total of 214,346,791 shares were traded during the day as compared to 163,939,925 shares the previous day, whereas the price […]
Six profiteers arrested, two booked during last week
KHANEWAL:The district administration has arrested six shopkeepers and registered FIRs against two others over profiteering during the ongoing crackdown against overcharging across the district in the last week. Presiding over a meeting to review the performance of the price control magistrates on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Omer Iftekhar Sherazi directed the officers concerned to speed […]
One died and 9 injured as a passenger jeep fell into gorge at Bandi Shingli Oghi
OGHI:At least one person died and nine others were injured when a passenger jeep fell into a deep gorge owing to a break failure at Bandi Shingli Oghi. According to the police sources, driver Taj Muhammad carrying passengers in his jeep which was heading towards Bai Bala from Shingli Bandi Oghi fell into a deep […]
Minister contradicts video contents regarding export of flour to Afghanistan
PESHAWAR:Provincial Minister of Food, Sports, Youth and Science and Technology, Atif Khan here on Tuesday contradicted the video contents percolating on social regarding the export of wheat flour to Afghanistan and said the truckloads shown in a video were of wheat flour transported to Afghanistan by World Food Program. Addressing a press conference, Atif Khan […]
SC adjourns case till tomorrow regarding NAB amendments
ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday adjourned hearing till January 11, on petition filed by PTI’s chairman Imran Khan against amendments in National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s law. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the petition. During the course of proceeding, federal government’s lawyer Makhdom Ali Khan argued that there was […]