LAHORE:The Dolphin force of the Police Department arrested 36 persons in the last 48 hours on the charges of kite-flying, wheelie-doing and jubilant firing. According to a spokesman, 19 persons were arrested from different areas of the city for one-wheeling. The Dolphin personnel arrested nine persons for violating the ban on kite-flying and recovered dozens […]
Commissioner notifies ex-mill, retail price of wheat flour forthwith
KARACHI:Commissioner Karachi Mohammed Iqbal Memon, who is also Controller General of Prices and Supplies, Karachi division, on Saturday notified ex-mill and retail rates of wheat flour for the open market with immediate effect and until further orders. As per the notification, the ex-flour mill selling price of the wheat flour is set at Rs 95 […]
Police ensuring peace in region by controlling crime: RPO
MULTAN:Regional Police Officer (RPO), Moin Masood said on Saturday that Multan region police was ensuring peace across the region by controlling crime for which a separate mechanism was being adopted. He expressed these views while addressing the under-training ASPs at the Conference Room of Police Line. City Police Officer Shakir Hussain Dawar and course commander […]
700 kites confiscated during crackdown
RAWALPINDI:Police have arrested eight kite sellers and confiscated 700 kites and strings from their possession during a crackdown here on Saturday. According to the details, Bani police held two kite sellers Tayyab, Ahmed and recovered 95 kites, along with 04 strings from their custody. Similarly, Naseerabad police nabbed two kite sellers Hasnain, and Gulfam and […]
Sewerage channels’ clearing continues: MD WASA
FAISALABAD:Managing Director (MD) Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Jabbar Anwar Chaudhry said on Saturday that clearing of sewerage channels in the city was in progress currently. Visiting various sites here on Saturday, he reviewed desilting campaign in Saeed Abad Chennel-1 and directed the WASA staff to use heavy machinery for removing silt from sewerage channels […]
Youth killed in house fire
LAHORE:A youth was burnt to death in house fire here on Saturday. Police said the incident took place at Ameerpura near Valencia roundabout where fire broke out at a house, due to which, Shehryar (25) suffered critical burn injuries and died on the spot. On information, Rescue-1122 vehicles reached the spot and started rescue operation. […]
3 held over illegal gas decanting, loose petrol sale
FAISALABAD:The civil defence teams sealed 10 shops and arrested three shopkeepers on the charge of illegal gas decanting and sale of loose petrol in different parts of Faisalabad during the past 12 hours. A spokesman for the Civil Defence Department said here on Saturday that the teams checked various shops and found illegal decanting of […]
ACE recovers Rs 2.155 mln from MC defaulters
SARGODHA:Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Saturday recovered rent of Rs 2,155,588 from defaulters of Municipal Corporation Mianwali. According to ACE sources, Regional Director Asma Ejaz Cheema came to know through reliable sources that many shopkeepers of Municipal Corporation Mianwali have not been paying rent since a long time and thus causing a big loss to […]