350th meeting of ETPB board members held

LAHORE, Jan 27 (APP): The 350th meeting of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) board members was held here on Friday under the chairmanship of ETPB Chairman Habib-ul-Hamman Gilani. Hindus, Sikhs, official and non-official members and board officers from across the country participated in the […]

Levies personnel killed in Kachhi

QUETTA, Jan 27 (APP): Personnel of the Levies force was gunned down on Friday by unidentified gunmen in an attack on Levies Check post, official sources confirmed. They said that a Levies officer was martyred as a result of the firing of miscreants at Bala […]

China orders local governments to ensure workplace safety

BEIJING, Jan 27 (XINHUA/APP): China has ordered local authorities to better manage hazardous chemicals and ensure workplace safety following a fatal chemical plant explosion earlier this month, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Friday. The incident happened during maintenance at the plant’s alkylation facility in […]

Rupee loses another Rs 6.82 against dollar

ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP): The exchange rate of the Pakistani rupee depreciated by Rs 6.82 against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Friday and closed at Rs 262.60 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 255.42. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan […]

Fog causes disruption in road traffic

LAHORE, Jan 25 (Online): Several cities of Punjab stood enveloped in dense fog on night between Tuesday and Wednesday bringing the normal life to stand still. The traffic on motorways also witnessed disruption. Road traffic was badly affected As per a Motorway spokesperson, the Motorway […]

Indian police arrest four youth in IIOJK

SRINAGAR, JAN 25 (Online): In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian police have arrested four youth in Poonch district. The youth were arrested during raids in Surankote area on fake charges in connection with the recent Jammu blast. […]

First patient recovered with paralysis injection at LRH

PESHAWAR, Jan 25 (APP): For the first time in Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) a patient was administered paralysis injection following which he gained recovery and was saved from long-term disability. Spokesman LRH, Muhammad Asim told media that the injection costing Rs100,000 was provided to the […]