DERA ISMAIL KHAN:The Tehsil administration Pharpur has launched a crackdown against profiteers in order to ensure edible items at affordable prices for citizens. In this regard, Assistant Commissioner Aneeq Anwar paid a surprise visit on Tuesday to different shops at the main bazaar where he also seized plastic shopping bags from several general stores and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The security in the federal capital has been put on high alert after Peshawar bomb blast along with strict checking at all entry and exit points of the city. According to police spokesman, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir has directed all police officials to check the duty points themselves as no […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Barrick Gold Corporation has made the first payment of US$3 million (approximately 750 million Pakistani rupees) to the government of Balochistan as part of Reko Diq Partneship. According to press release issued here on Tuesday, Reko Diq Pakistan Country Manager Ali E. Rind handed over the cheque for $3 million to Secretary, Mines and Minerals […]
Read MoreMULTAN:The district administration sealed two Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants over black marketing during a crackdown launched here on Tuesday. Taking action on the public complaints regarding high prices of LPG in the city, Assistant Commissioner Sadar Nasir Shahzad Dogar, initiated a crackdown against the dealers selling LPG at high rates. During separate raids at […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday declared Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). A five-member bench of the ECP, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, in its reserved verdict rejected the PML-Q Central Working Committee’s decision to remove Shujaat Hussain from the party presidency. The petition […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Newly deputed City Police Officer (CPO) Mansoor ul Haq Rana has said that the process of registration of the First Information Report (FIR) would be eased to assess and abolish crimes in the city. While talking to journalists in an introductory meeting here on Tuesday, he assured that action would be initiated against the officials […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Embassy of Denmark, in collaboration with ‘Islamabad Run With Us (IRU)’, organized the 2nd Islamabad Marathon with over 1,000 runners who participated in different categories, including 42.2 km marathon, 21.1 km half marathon, 10 km and 5 km for both men and women. “Danish Ambassador Jakob Linulf and his brother Michael Linulf participated in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday released 52,000 cusecs of water from various rim stations with an inflow of 53,500 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1493.63 feet and was 95.63 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water […]
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