Saturday, February 18th, 2023
DC Attock for accelerating cleanliness drive in the city
DNA ATTOCK (FEB-18): Deputy Commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza while accelerating the performance of dengue surveillance team near Mohalla Awan Sharif and New Town here on Saturday has directed the health and civic agencies to ensure regular cleanliness of the entire municipality. He was also accompanied by CEO Health Attock Mr. Mohsin Ashraf, Assistant Commissioner Attock Ms. ShaguftaJabeen, Chief Officer Municipal Committee Attock Sardar Aftab Ahmed Khan. During his surprise visit, the Deputy Commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza also took strong exception on the unhygienic in the over populated uponRead More
Nuclear escalation with Iran must be avoided – German foreign minister
BERLIN, FEB 18: Germany’s foreign minister said on Saturday that a nuclear escalation with Iran must be avoided. “A nuclear escalation must be prevented. That is the focus of our diplomatic efforts,” she told reporters at the Munich Security Conference. Talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers have been at a stalemate since September.
Attock district police officials reshuffled
DNA ATTOCK (FEB-18): Following the directives of the Inspector General Punjab Police Dr. Usman Anwar, all police officials from lower rank of constable upto supervisory positions of DSPs of the District Attock have been reshuffled. Police sources said, DSP Asghar Ali Goraya has been posted as Sub Divisional Police officer (SDPO) Fatehjang while DSP Fayyaz UlHaq was relieved to join as Sub Divisional Police officer (SDPO) Attock Saddar circle. Such as, DSP Kazim Niaz has been posted as Sub Divisional Police officer (SDPO) Hassanabdal while Mr., Jehangir Joya has beenRead More
Security lapses at Karachi Police Office identified after attack
KARACHI: Flaws have been identified in security arrangements at the Karachi Police Office (KPO) — a centrally located building on the city’s main artery — which came under a terrorist attack on Friday. All three militants were killed and four people, including two policemen and a Sindh Rangers sub-inspector, embraced martyrdom in the nerve-racking operation that lasted for nearly four hours. Banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed the responsibility for the attack. Eighteen other people, including police and Rangers personnel, were also injured in the terror attack, which occurred after aRead More
80% work completed on Gwadar 1.2 MGD water plant
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 18 (DNA): 80% work has been completed on Gwadar’s 1.2 MGD Seawater desalination plant, said Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Project Director Dawood Baloch in an interview with Gwadar Pro. It is a gift from China with a cost of Rs. 2 billion to help mitigate the water miseries of the local people of Gwadar. Showing satisfaction over the pace and scale of the project, he said that the 80 percent completion has sparked hopes that water desalination plant will be officially inaugurated many weeks ahead of its scheduledRead More
Chairman says high energy cost, volatile exchange rate major cause
DNA ISLAMABAD, FEB 18 /DNA/ – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front has stressed the need for putting the economy on a balanced and sustainable growth trajectory by providing incentives to the industry through smooth energy supply at competitive rates, addressing the underlying structural vulnerabilities, as country’s overall export proceeds continued to shrink for the fifth consecutive month in a row. PIAF Chairman Faheem ur Rehman Saigol said that the drop shows the government would find it difficult to achieve the export target this fiscal year, leading to moreRead More