ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) held a two-day workshop on local needs gap analysis and framework of Remodelled National Disaster Preparedness & Response at the National University of Technology (NUTECH) here on Wednesday. This is the first leg of workshop series based on multi-hazards preparedness nationwide being organized by NIDM, a […]
Read MoreMULTAN: The district administration on Wednesday launched a crackdown against commercial vehicles with illegal LPG cylinders and impounded 45 vehicles. Secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Rana Mohsin raided various places in the city and issued ‘challans’ [tickets] to 21 vehicles and also caught 29 violators for using illegal cylinders. Secretary RTA said that […]
Read MoreMIRPUR (AJK): Like the rest of the world, ‘International Women’s Day’ was also observed in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) on Wednesday. The purpose of celebrating the day is to ensure due empowerment, safeguard equal rights and dignified status, and maintain high respect, honor, and dignity of the women folk at par with the […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: A thrilling women’s tug-of-war competition in connection with ‘International Women’s Day’ was held at Peace School and College Charsadda on Wednesday. A total of eight different teams participated in the competition. In the first semi-final, Red Star defeated North Star by 2-0 while in the second semi-final, Galaxy Star defeated the Blue Star […]
Read MoreVEHARI: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) and police arrested a butcher for selling dead chicken during a raid at Adda Cahkrala on Wednesday. Taking action on the information of selling dead chicken at Mashaallah Chicken Shop, the PFA team along with a police party of Thengi police station raided at the spot. The team […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD: Central President Pakistan Peoples Party Women Wing, Faryal Talpur has strongly criticized and condemned the murder of eminent dermatologist Dr. Dharam Dev Rathi and assured that early justice would be done with the bereaved family of the deceased doctor. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Faryal Talpur has expressed her deep grief […]
Read MoreBUREWALA: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has tightened the noose around the sellers of unhealthy food items. As per special directives of the Director General PFA Mudasir Riaz Malik, the food safety team raided a shop at Railway Bazar and recovered hundreds of kilograms of unhealthy jams, more than 30 kilos of expired flavours […]
Read MoreKHANEWAL: District Welfare Fund Committee approved 814 cases of government employees and their heirs for financial assistance during a meeting held on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Waseem Hamid Sandhu that approved that the government officials and their heirs would be provided financial assistance of funds of over […]
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