NAB KP recovers millions in Hajj scam

PESHAWAR, Sep 07 (APP):In line with the enforcement policy to nab corrupt and recover looted money from them, National Accountability Bureau Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recovered millions of looted rupees in hajj scam. NAB KP office informed on Tuesday that a complaint was received by its bureau […]

Minor girls paraded naked in India ‘rain ritual’

New Delhi – September 7 (Online): Six minor girls in central India were stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rains. The incident took place in a drought-parched village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state. Videos that went […]

Djokovic tested but wins at US Open to advance Slam quest

New York, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):Novak Djokovic struggled but advanced within three matches of completing the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years on Monday by outlasting American Jenson Brooksby at the US Open. World number one Djokovic rallied past 99th-ranked Brooksby 1-6, 6-3, […]

Bangladesh begins mass vaccination for 2nd COVID dose

DHAKA, Sep 7 (AA//APP):Bangladesh on Tuesday started giving a second dose of corona-virus vaccine for over 5 million people who were vaccinated last month under a special drive. The South Asian delta nation of nearly 165 million people held the week-long special vaccination campaign on […]

Two motorcyclists perish

FAISALABAD, Sep 07 (APP):Two persons were killed in a road accident near Jhal Chakian underpass on Tuesday. Rescue-1122 spokesman said here that a speeding motorcycle hit the electric pole after a front tyre of the vehicle burst near Jhal Chakian underpass Canal road.Consequently, Muhammad Ahmad […]

BISE postpone painting, singing contests

FAISALABAD, Sep 07 (APP):Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad has postponed painting and national song singing competitions for an indefinite period of time in the wake of covid-19 fourth wave. According to Chairperson Prof Dr Tayyba Shaheen here on Tuesday, earlier, the competitions […]

3-year-old boy drowned in canal

FAISALABAD, Sep 07 (APP):A minor boy drowned in canal near ‘Burj Mandi’ on Tuesday. According to Chak Jhumra police here, 3-year-old Qaisar s/o Tasawar, resident of chak 02-JB Burj Mandi, was playing at the bank of canal when he accidentally slipped and drowned in deep […]

Govt releases Rs374.418 million for 17 ongoing aviation projects

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP):The government has released funds amounting 374.418 million in the current fiscal year 2021-22 so far to execute around 17 ongoing aviation sector projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2021-22). According to Planning Commission, the government earmarked funds amounting to […]