KARACHI, DEC 28 (DNA) – Sindh’s minister for forests Nasir Hussain Shah said Monday in view of the committee on forests formed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, they will mark the year 2021 as the year of trees by planting as many saplings as possible. “We welcome the forest committee by SCP”, Nasir Hussain Shah said earlier today and added that the oncoming year will be known as the year of trees in Sindh as the provincial government has recovered hundreds of thousands of acres owned by the forest department.Read More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 28 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said that northern areas of Pakistan especially Gilgit-Baltistan had immense potential to become the world’s top tourist destination, provided availability of modern facilities. Talking to Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid, the Prime Minister stressed provision of facilities in tourist areas of GB to attract bigger influx of tourists from world over. The meeting discussed in detail the development and promotion of tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan with focus on eco-tourism and protection of glaciers and forests. It was highlighted that promotion of tourismRead More

KARACHI, DEC 28 (DNA) – Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that 11 more patients of COVID-19 died overnight lifting the death toll to 3,502 and 817 new cases emerged when 9,320 tests were conducted. In a statement issued here from CM House, he said that 11 more patients of Coronavirus lost their lives lifting the death toll to 3,502 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate. Mr Shah said that 9,320 samples were tested against which 817 cases were detected that constituted 8.8 percent current detection rate. He addedRead More

LAHORE, DEC 28 (DNA) – A sessions court on Monday granted interim bail to a woman accused of assaulting a policeman after he tried to stop her from consuming alcohol outside an upscale cafe in Lahore. After an initial hearing, Additional Sessions Judge Sohail Anjum approved the bail of Kinza Rehman subject to submission of surety bonds worth Rs50,000. The court stopped police from arresting her until January 13 and summoned a report regarding the case. Her lawyer contended before the court that the police lodged an FIR against his clientRead More

By Nazir Siyal LARKANA/NAUDERO, DEC 28 /DNA/ – Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz arrived Garhi Khuda Baksh after the Lunch and dinner hosted by Naudero Bhutto House for the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders and the party here on Monday. PML-N woman leader Maryam Nawaz along with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asefa and others visited the ancestral graveyard of Bhutto family and offered Fateha prayers at the Mazars of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Mir Murtaza Bhutto, Shahnawaz Bhutto,Read More

DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 28: Capital Development Authority (CDA) asked the concerned authorities to prepare the feasibility reports within three days to resolve the traffic issues in the city here on Monday. In the first phase, flyovers and underpasses will be constructed at Margala road, in F-10, and E-11 for streamlining the traffic. According to detail, CDA has decided to take important steps for resolving the issues of traffic in Islamabad. The concerned departments including Engineering, Finance, and Planning have been directed to submit the feasibility report for the construction ofRead More