LAHORE: Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) officials have taken action against alleged contractor and laboureres in the case involving the demolition of WASA’s Overhead Reservoir in Ravi Block Park, Allama Iqbal Town. However, WASA has logged a First Information Report (FIR) against them for covering up the official’s negligence, Daily Times has learnt. Sub Engineer […]
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Demolishing WASAs Overhead Reservoir
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Indus Hospital commemorates World Diabetes Day
KARACHI: Experts at the Indus Hospital’s World Diabetes Day event on Friday said that the number of people with diabetes would increase from 415 million to 642 million by 2045. The theme for this year’s event was ‘Eyes on Diabetes’. The event was aimed at promoting screening of patients to ensure early diagnosis of Type-2 […]
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SBP maintains interest rate at 5.75 percent
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that it has maintains interest rate at 5.75 percent here on Saturday. The central bank announcing its monetary policy says, based on macroeconomic considerations and after detailed deliberations, the Monetary Policy Committee has decided to maintain the policy rate at 5.75 percent. The central bank says, after […]
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Two guards killed in Pasni attack on gas company vehicle
QUETTA: Unidentified assailants on Saturday shot dead two security guards of a gas exploration company near the Pasni area of Gwadar District. Levies sources said that the guards were deployed for security of a survey team of Coal Geophysical Company (CGC). The company was conducting a survey for exploration of natural gas in Pasni. “The […]
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Didnt contest elections to resign: Nawaz
ASHGABAT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he had not contested election to resign. “I have not contested election for the sake of tendering resignation. I have not done any job which is detrimental to democracy,” he said this while talking to reporters. He held that nomination papers in respect of him and his brother Shahbaz […]
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COAS stresses coordination among army, PAF and navy
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Saturday stressed the need for larger tri-service coordination for strengthening defence of the motherland. The outgoing army chief paid a farewell visit to Air Headquarters, where was received by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman and presented a guard of honour by […]
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Police detain 19 suspects in pre-dawn raids
KARACHI: At least 19 suspects, including a woman, were rounded up by police in pre-dawn raids on Sunday. The raids were conducted in the nearby areas of Korangi GPO Chowk, Darakhshan and Nipa Chowrangi, informed sources privy to development. The motive behind their detainment is not yet disclosed by the law enforcement authorities.
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Brawl over petty issue claims old mans life
Islamabad: Three persons bludgeoned an old man to death over a petty issue within Golra police jurisdiction on November 27th. Sajidha Bibi, daughter of deceased lodged a complaint to local police stating that her father Muhammad Riaz, while on his way back home was intercepted by Muhammad Sohail, a resident of same locality. The two […]
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Bilawal will become PM in 2018, claims Khursheed
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly (NA) Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has claimed on Sunday that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will become the prime minister of Pakistan in 2018. Khursheed Shah was speaking to a news channel where he said that he could even give up his NA seat […]
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PEMRA suspends licenses of Din News, Neo TV
LAHORE: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), on Saturday, suspended licenses of two media houses, Din News and Neo TV were fined Rs1 million each for levelling baseless allegations against a Supreme Court judge. The two TV channels were issued notices on November 19 for airing irresponsible analysis and were asked to submit a reply […]
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Security agencies foil terror attempt, recover arms from Chaghai
BALOCHISTAN: Security Agencies foiled a major terror bid and recovered huge cache of arms from Chaghai and Dera Murad Jamali in Balochistan on Sunday. According to reports, on a tip off, F.C carried out a search operation in Chaghai and recovered a huge of the cache of arms in a compound. The weapons included rocket launchers, […]
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PM takes President Mamnoon into confidence over COAS appointment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif called on President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday. In the meeting between the two, matters of national importance were discussed and the PM took Mamnoon into confidence on the appointment of the Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee and the Chief of Army Staff. Nawaz also briefed the president on […]
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PMs laptop distribution scheme lauded
KARACHI: An eminent academician and Ziauddin University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui lauded the Prime Minister’s (PM) scheme of distributing laptops among the students. “This step, taken by the government, augurs well”, Siddiqui said, speaking ,on Saturday, as the chief guest at the distribution of laptops under Prime Minister Scheme at the Federal […]
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PM meets COAS, CJCSC designate separately
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Change of command
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PMs decision on COAS wise: Marriyum
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Punjab to uplift healthcare with Turkeys help
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CPEC key to connectivity, development: Dr Huang
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SC moved to summon PM in Panamagate case
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Faruqui inaugurates speedy complaint redressal mechanism
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Govt generates over Rs 60bn from privatisation of 98 industrial units: report