KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari\’s daughter Asifa Bhutto will be contesting by-election for a National Assembly seat in Nawabshah, Sindh. The seat NA-207 has been vacated by Mr Zardari after he became the president of Pakistan. The by-election on the seat will be held on April 21. Soon after taking oath as the president, Mr […]
CHITRAL: The federal government paid compensation amounting to 16.1 million rupees to 28 families affected by recent heavy snowfall in different parts of Lower Chitral. The compensation cheques were distributed among the affected people by PML-N district leadership at the office of the deputy commissioner on Saturday. Those whose houses were totally damaged in the
RAWALPINDI: Two officers and five jawans of the army were martyred by terrorists in Mir Ali area of North Wazirstan, the military\’s media wing said here on Saturday. The ISPR said that terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpost at Mir Ali due to which five soldiers embraced martyrdom. Part of the checkpost building
CHITRAL: The residents of Gobor in Garam Chashma valley of Lower Chitral are still cut off as the road to the remote area blocked by snowfall couldn’t be reopened even after two weeks. The residents are reportedly facing shortage of essential food items and there is no healthcare facility to treat patients. However, the district
Gul Hamad Farooqi CHITRAL: The road to Karimabad valley of Lower Chitral has been reopened after remaining blocked since March 2 due to heavy snowfall. Thousands of people living in the valley remained stranded for almost two weeks. Village Council Chairman Sher Faraz Khan said shopkeepers had stocks of essential commodities for a maximum of
BOONI: About 370 metric tonnes of wheat has been supplied to the sale points in different areas of Upper Chitral, said the district administration on Friday. A week earlier, Commissioner Malakand Division Saqib Raza Aslam during a visit had directed the food department to ensure speedy supply of wheat to remote areas of Upper Chitral.
ISLAMABAD: The Planning Ministry has geared up efforts to implement a 5E framework, a strategy to turn around Pakistan and put it on a sustained growth trajectory. On the direction of Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal, a one-day consultative workshop will be organized at the ministry within 10 days for
Sami Khisrow The Right to Service (RTS) initiative in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, represents a significant leap towards enhancing governance by ensuring efficient and transparent delivery of public services, says Sajid Anwar, an official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Public Services Commission (KPRTS). Speaking at a session on the Youth Leadership Program organized by
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to initiate Billion Tree Plus project and directed the quarters concerned to complete homework in this regard. He decided this while chairing a meeting of the forest and environment department here. The meeting was briefed about the performance, targets, administrative and other related matters of the
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) seeking allotment of women and minorities’ reserved seats in the provincial assembly to the party. A larger bench of the court headed by Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim heard the petition during which the five judges were pleaded by SIC’s lawyer Barrister
