Sunday, January 20th, 2019
Fuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills at least 73 people
TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (DNA) – An explosion and fire in central Mexico killed at least 73 people after hundreds swarmed to the site of an illegal fuel-line tap to gather gasoline amid a government crackdown on fuel theft, officials said. Hidalgo state governor Omar Fayad announced that the toll had increased to 73 after the discovery of five additional bodies. The blast — which Fayad said injured 74 people — occurred near Tlahuelilpan, a town of 20,000 people about an hour s drive north of Mexico City. As soldiers guarded the devastated,Read More
JIT declares CTD officials responsible for Sahiwal incident
LAHORE, (DNA) – The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed to probe into the alleged encounter of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal which left at least four persons including two women dead, declared the law-enforcement agency officials responsible for the incident on Sunday. the JIT comprising Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Military Intelligence (MI) officers in its initial report declared the CTD officials responsible for the incident after which they are likely to be suspended. Sources said that the initial report of the JIT would soon be preparedRead More
Sh. Rasheed opens nursery ward in Multan hospital
MULTAN , JAN 20 (DNA) -– Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Sunday visited the Railway Hospital in Multan and inaugurated the Nursery ward in the hospital. According to details, he visited admitted patients and different departments to ensure the availability of all facilities. While talking to media, Federal Minister has alos ordered immediate removal of encroachments from outside Multan railway station. He asserted that railway was a means of transportation for the underprivileged class, hence their facilitation should not be ignored and they should be interacted in a good manner.=DNARead More
DMC Chairman declares emergency
KARACHI, Jan 20 (DNA): The DMC Central Chairman Rehan Hashmi has declared emergency in central Karachi due to the prediction of met office expected heavy rainfall on Sunday and Monday. Following the emergency Hashmi took a whirl wind tour of his area and directed cleaning of Nulahs and also sewerage lines. He observed that encroachments in district central are the biggest hurdle in cleaning small and big nullahs. Due to the emergency sanitary staff and kundi men have been directed to report on emergency duty due to expected rainfall. Chairman alsoRead More
Sahiwal police encounter shocking: Tareen
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (DNA): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen on Sunday said the Sahiwal police encounter incident is shocking and unpardonable. “Justice must be done and done swiftly. The responsible police officers must face the most severe form of punishment, if seniors are responsible they too must be held accountable. Heads must roll. Enough is enough,” he tweeted. Four people, including two women, were killed in a shady encounter involving the Punjab police’s counter-terrorism department (CTD) on a highway in the Qadirabad area of Sahiwal district on Saturday noon. Earlier,Read More
China to give $1bn grant for less privileged areas: Bakhtiar
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (DNA): Minister for Planning and Development Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Sunday asserted that China would release $1bn grant for less privileged areas in the country. Talking to journalists, Khusro Bakhtiar said that the government would take benefit from Chinese model to eliminate poverty from the country. He said that China would also invest in petrochemical sector. Khusro Bakhtiar said that special economic zones under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be made functional soon. He said that the government would take measures to boost agriculture sector and would reduceRead More