Monday, August 17th, 2020
Bill against harassment of students in educational institutes tabled in Senate
ISLAMABAD, AUG 17 (DNA) – A bill to protect students from harassment in educational institutes was on Monday tabled in the Senate after incidents have been reported from across the country. The bill, titled Protection against Harassment of Students in Educational Institutions Bill, 2020 was tabled by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Javed Abbasi. Speaking on the bill, he said that incidents of female students being harassed in the Balochistan University and Gomal University have been reported in the recent past. “One such incident was also reported from aRead More
Shehbaz, Maryam summoned for ‘encroaching’ on 4,000 acres land
LAHORE, AUG 17 (DNA) - NNA civil court on Monday summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Vice-President Maryam Nawaz to appear before it in a case against them for allegedly encroaching upon 4,000 acres of land in Jati Umra. Senior Civil Judge Fozia Saira, hearing an application filed by Punjab University Professor Dr Abdul Rauf, directed both of them to turn up on August 20. The applicant alleged that the Sharif family had encroached upon his forefathers’ thousands of acres of land in Jati Umra which they had purchasedRead More
Polio campaign begins in Balochistan, AJK
QUETTA, AUG 17 (DNA) – The sub-national polio eradication campaign begins in Balochistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to vaccinate children under the age of five years. According to an official of Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, total 130 districts are being covered across the country to vaccinate 34 million children as the campaign has already started in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. He said that in order to build immunity amongst susceptible children, vaccinators will also administer Vitamin A supplements to children who are between 6-59 months ofRead More
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Calls on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 17 – The newly-appointed High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Admiral (Retd) Mohan Wijewickrama,called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The Foreign Minister congratulated the High Commissioner on assuming his responsibilities and expressed the hope that friendly ties between the two countries will be further strengthened during his tenure. During the meeting, views were exchanged on the entire spectrum of bilateral relations. The Foreign Minister felicitated the Government and people of Sri Lanka on successful conduct of Parliamentary Elections, the first elections to beRead More
Police recover Rs. 2.4m looted during dacoity at petrol pump
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 17 – Islamabad Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) Islamabad has recovered Rs. 2.4 million from four gangsters which they looted during dacoity at a filling station on `Kuri Road’, a police spokesman said. Following directions of Inspector General of Police Muhammad Amir Zulfqar Khan, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed assigned special task to SP (Investigation) Malik Naeem Iqbal to ensure arrest of those involved in incidents of dacoities and recover amount from them. SP (Investigation) constituted special team under supervision of DSP CIARead More
Illegal organ trade gang busted in Lahore
LAHORE, AUG 17 (DNA) - The Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) has busted an illegal organ trade gang in Lahore. As per details, the Vigilence Cell of the PHOTA raided an operation theatre used for illegal transplantation of kidneys. The action was taken on the information shared by the patients who were the victim of the said operation theatre. The head of Vigilance Cell Adnan Ahmed Bhatti said the business of illegal human organ transplantation is on the rise and many people are doing business of kidney transplantation. It wasRead More