ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) — The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has forwarded a set of proposals for the conservation and curtailment of energy, including suggestions to work from home three days a week in big cities including Karachi, impose ban on driving vehicles on Sundays and to restrict the speed limit on highways to10 km.   It was also suggested that car sharing would not be permitted and short distance will be covered on foot or bicycle. Under the proposals, it was also recommended to reduce business travel requirements where alternatives are availableRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) — Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Friday released 30,400 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 40,700 cusecs.   According to the data released by IRSA, water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1490.46 feet and was 92.46 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water inflow and outflow in the dam was recorded as 17,400 cusecs while outflow as 10,000 cusecs.   The water level in River Jhelum at Mangla Dam was 1117.90 feet, which was 67.90 feet higher thanRead More

LAHORE, DEC 30 (DNA) —  The Lahore High Court has ordered the Provincial Disaster Management Authority to develop an application to monitor pollution in the atmosphere.   This order was issued by Justice Shahid Karim Friday during the hearing of a petition pertaining to anti-smog efforts being taken by the Punjab government.   The judge ordered the Provincial Disaster Management Authority to develop an App on which any citizen could register his/her complaint about pollution. He further directed that factories which were responsible for the pollution and smog, they should be warned onlyRead More

ABBOTTABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) — A girl was Friday suspected of the murder of a young policeman in the room of a hotel in Abbottabad. According to police, the deceased identified as Arshad was deputed at Cantt police station. On information, a heavy police force reached the spot and shifted the body of the deceased to a hospital. The hotel where he was found dead located in the Mirpur police precincts. The police arrested the hotel manager and four friends of the deceased. The police also suspected a girl of the policeman’sRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) — Senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday democratic growth was being hindered in the country through a well thought out plan.   Taking to twitter, he said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had been in integrated the federal government, while highlighting basic human rights were being violated in the country. He alleged that the Election Commissioner and his companions were the enemies of Pakistan. Meanwhile, The ECP declared to hold the municipal elections in the country in four months. = DNA