Month: January 2023

Pakistan aiming to strengthen community based preparedness regime: Chairman NDMA

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ISLAMABAD:Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik on Friday said Pakistan is aiming to strengthen the community based preparedness regime through national level simulation exercises to mitigate the impact of climate-induced disasters and emergencies in the country. The Chairman apprised the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Head of […]

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Pakistan urges additional non-permanent seats in UNSC to ensure regional representation

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Pakistan, which firmly opposes more permanent members in the U.N. Security Council, has called for ensuring equitable representation on the 15-member body by adding more elected member to make it more democratic and effective. “A regional approach which ensures ‘equitable geographical representation’ should be the central proposition around which agreement can be developed on the […]

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Pakistan voices concern over regional instability fueled by ‘generous’ arms supplies to India

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GENEVA:With the international and regional security environment worsening, Pakistan has expressed concern over the “generous” supply of conventional and non-conventional weapons to India, saying it was eroding the strategic stability in South Asia. “The regional security environment continues to deteriorate primarily because of the hegemonic policies of the largest State,” Ambassador Khalil Hashmi told a […]

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Health official arrested in corruption case

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SARGODHA:The Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Friday arrested a health official in a corruption case. According to a spokesman for the ACE, Iqtidar Hussain, a store keeper of Thehsil Headquarters Hospital Sillanwali, had prepared fake bills for purchasing medicines worth Rs 7,777,487. To which, Deputy Director (Investigation) Tanveer Amjid conducted an inquiry and Iqtidaar Hussain […]

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Awareness seminar held

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FAISALABAD:An awareness seminar was held at Government Millat Degree College GM Abad under the aegis of Anjuman Anti-Narcotics DHQ hospital. The speakers, including Psychiatry expert Dr Husnain Chatha, General Secretary Anjuman Anti-Narcotics Muhammad Anwar Khan, Medical Social Welfare Officer Ayesha Anjum, principal, teachers and students were also present. The speakers said teachers’ role was very […]

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Four booked for stealing oil from Parco pipeline

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FAISALABAD:Sandal Bar police on Friday booked four accused for stealing oil from the Parco main pipeline near Chak 58-JB. Police said Parco Security Officer Riaz Ahmed filed a complaint that Muhammad Saleem, Javed, Abdul Majeed and Aslam had allegedly dug a tunnel near Chak No 58-JB Lehlan near Jhang-Sargodha bypass and stole a huge quantity […]

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12 arrested,weapons recovered

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SARGODHA:Police on Friday claimed to have arrested 12 criminals, and recovered weapons and narcotics. Police said Safder, Saeed, Sarwar, Sarmad, Shumail, Sohail, Aslam, Aneel, Aqeel, Asjed, Shahid and Raheel were arrested while16 guns,12 pistols, 211 rounds, 333-liter liquor,3.7-kg hashish and valuables were recovered from the accused.

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Cold and partly cloudy weather to prevail in most KP

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PESHAWAR: The Provincial Meteorological Center Peshawar on Friday predicted cold and partly cloudy weather in most districts of the province, while very cold in upper districts and hilly areas. It said that light rain with light snow over the hills is likely to occur over Chitral, Upper & Lower Dir, Malakand, Bunner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, […]

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