Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
Japan govt through FAO supports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Locust Control in the province
ISLAMABAD, OCT 5 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations handed over locust control items to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in a ceremony organized in Islamabad, under the Grant in Aid project titled “Project for the Restoration of Livelihoods in the Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”. The items handed over during the ceremony included 20,000 liters of insecticide, 170 battery-operated sprays pumps, 170 generator-operated spray pumps and 77 units of motorcycles for mobilization of staff of theRead More
Pm Summons High Level Meeting For Decision On Nab Chairman Appointment
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a high level meeting for appointment of the Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today. The high level huddle will sit to discuss and take decision about appointment of the chief of the accountability bureau. It is to be mentioned here that the incumbent Chairman NAB, Justice Javed Iqbal’s four-year term is completing on October 8. The meeting will be attended by Law Minister Farogh Naseem, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Adviser on Accountability Shahzad Akbar and other aides of the prime minister ImranRead More
Militants kill 14 soldiers in Burkina Faso raid
Suspected Islamist militants have killed 14 soldiers in northern Burkina Faso. Seven other soldiers were wounded in the attack near the town of Yirgou, early on Monday. The defence ministry said a counter attack was launched that killed several insurgents. In June, at least 15 police officers were ambushed and killed in Yirgou. Islamist militants have displaced more than a million people in Burkina Faso, while many more across the Sahel region of Africa live under the threat of their violence.
Army Chief pays rich tribute to martyrs, ghazis
Rawalpindi : Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said there is no cause more noble than laying one’s life for defence of motherland and sacrifices of our martyrs would not go waste. The Army Chief was addressing at an investiture ceremony to confer military awards to Army personnel for their acts of valour and gallantry held at General Headquarters, Rawalpindi. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, conferred military awards on Army personnel for their acts of gallantry during operations and meritorious services rendered to theRead More
Govt committed for progress of all areas of country: Buzdar
Lahore : Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar says the PTI government believes in progress of all areas of the country. Talking to members of the Punjab Assembly, he stressed the need for team work to serve people of the province. He said that the government brought improvement in administrative affairs of the province by introducing good governance. The Chief Minister while criticising the negative politics of the opposition, said the opposition is busy in point scoring.
Dengue prevention activities intensified across Punjab: Imran Sikandar
Lahore : On the directions of Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Care Imran Sikandar Baloch, dengue prevention activities have been intensified across Punjab. In a statement issued in Lahore on Tuesday, he said health department is conducting operations across the province to eradicate dengue larva and its breeding. Imran Sikandar Baloch said that so far 2,587 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported from across province. He said 170 dengue patients are admitted in Lahore’s hospitals.