Sunday, April 21st, 2024
RDA advises citizens not to invest in illegal housing societies
RAWALPINDI, APR 21 (DNA) — Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has advised the citizens not to invest in illegal housing societies, said a RDA spokesman here Sunday.He informed that the Authority on the directives of the Director General, RDA Kinza Murtaza, was taking action against the rules violators. The RDA had issued notices to two illegal housing schemes namely “Park View City,” Phase-II and “Baku City”, he said. The Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) Directorate RDA issued notices to the owners of two illegal housing schemes namely “Park View CityRead More
Mass grave found at Khan Younis hospital after Israeli withdrawal
GAZA, APR 21: Israeli fighter jets kill nine children in latest Rafah strike. The death toll from Israeli air strikes targeting two Palestinian homes in densely populated Rafah, in the south of Gaza, has risen to 19, including 14 children. According to local sources, the first raid targeted a house belonging to the Joudeh family in Ashdod camp in the centre of Rafah, killing four people, including a husband, his wife and their daughter. Reportedly, one of the victims was pregnant. Medical teams performed a cesarean on the dead womanRead More
G7 denies Kiev involvement in Moscow terror attack
MOSCOW: Russian investigators have found a link between Ukrainian nationalists and last month’s massacre that killed over 140. Ukraine’s backers in the Group of Seven (G7) have denied that the country was involved in last month’s deadly terrorist attack in Moscow Region, according to a joint statement by the group’s foreign ministers issued on Friday. Russian authorities have claimed they found a money trail linking the perpetrators of the massacre to Ukrainian nationalists. “We firmly reject the Russian authorities’ baseless attempts to blame Ukraine for the tragic terrorist attack nearRead More
By-elections: Polling underway on 21 vacant seats amid suspension of internet, cellular services in Punjab, Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, APR 21: Polling is underway for by-elections on around two dozen National Assembly and provincial assembly seats on Sunday (today) amid suspension of cellular and internet services in specific districts of Punjab and Balochistan to maintain law and order situation during the electoral process. The voting for the first major by-poll, which are taking place after the February 8 general elections, started at 8am and will continue till 5pm today without any interval. A day earlier, the federal government announced that cellular services will remain temporarily suspended in specificRead More
‘Pakistan Environment Awards’ to spotlight best green initiatives on June 4
ISLAMABAD, APR 21 /DNA/ – To celebrate and recognize the commendable efforts of organizations towards environmental stewardship through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and environmental compliance and conservation, Devcom-Pakistan (Development Communications Network) will confer the Pakistan Environmental Award upon the best green initiatives to mark the World Environment Day (WED) on June 4. Speaking to this scribe about the new initiative, Devcom-Pakistan Executive Director Munir Ahmed said a number of corporate organizations and projects have delivered exemplary outputs but lack due appreciation and recognition. The Pakistan Environmental Award will also encourageRead More
Will IK be released any time soon?
By: Qamar Bashir In an interview with a national TV channel, Mr. Rauf Hassan disclosed several key aspects of PTI’s policies and decisions on pressing issues. These included the party’s stance on bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, their approach to the six judges’ charge sheet against the executive and intelligence agencies, their policy towards JUI, the return of the election symbol of PTI, the reintegration of deserted party members, the party’s perspective on internal divisions within PML(N), and the efforts to improve relations between PTI and the influentialRead More