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Police arrest seven for possessing illegal weapons, liquor, drugs

RAWALPINDI, Sep 24 (APP):Rawalpindi Police in their crackdown against illegal weapons, liquor and drugs rounded up seven persons from different areas and recovered 180 grams hashish, 10 liters liquor, five 30 bore pistols and ammunition from their possession, said a police spokesman on Friday. He […]

IESCO notifies 2-day power suspension program

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Friday notified 2-day power suspension programme for Saturday and Sunday in various areas of its region due to necessary maintenance and routine development work. According to IESCO Spokesman, the power supply of different feeders and grid […]

2 children killed in road accident

Jaranwala, Sep 24 (Online): 2 children were killed and their parents were injured after they were hit by a rickshaw while riding on a motorcycle. The Rescue 122 rushed to the scene and shifted the parents and a baby girl to hospital. The bodies of […]

Four factories sealed

FAISALABAD, Sept 22 (APP):Four factories were sealed for violating monsoon related standard operating procedure (SOPs) here Wednesday. Assistant Commissioner (city) Sahibzada Muhammad Yousaf along with Director Water and Sanitation Agency Ijaz Latif inspected and sealed four textile units including Five Star textile, Insaf textile, AA […]

Irrigation Ziladar arrested over corruption

FAISALABAD, Sep 22 (APP):Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Wednesday arrested Ziladar of Irrigation department accused of abusing powers and corruption. ACE spokesman said here that a citizen Zaheer Ahmad resident of Gujjar Town Chak No.240-GB filed a complaint, stating that Ch.Younas,Ziladar had received Rs.450000/- as […]

Electrician dies of electric shock

Faisalabad, September 21 (Online): An electrician died due to electric shock while working in Satyana Road T&T Colony area of Faisalabad . According to sources, 25-year-old Mujtaba was doing repairs in T&T Colony when suddenly his hand touched with a bar electric wire, leaving him […]

OGRA holds workshop on Safety and Compliance of Rules and Regulations

Islamabad September 21 (Online): A one-day workshop, ‘driving change’ on the challenges of regulatory body – monitoring and compliance of rules and regulations and carrying out inspections, reporting and the role of Third Party Inspectors in the implementation of OGRA Rules and Regulations was held […]

Seven Panahgah officials punished for failure to provide hygienic meals to beneficiaries

ISLAMABAD, Sep 21 (APP):Punitive action was taken against seven officers for failure in providing hygienic meal and clean environment to inmates of Panahgah of the federal capital. Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Managing Director, Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokar ordered placing one Director as Officer on Special Duty, serving […]

SC orders for acquitting 3 accused in kidnapping for ransom case

ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (Online): Supreme Court (SC) while giving benefit of doubt to 3 accused in kidnapping for ransom case has ordered to acquit them after 18 years. The accused are Abdul Wahab, Zahir Ahmad and Waris Ali. A 3-member bench of SC presided over […]

Green Line BRT buses to be functional from next month: Haleem Adil

ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (APP):Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh said on Monday that Green Line BRT buses would start operating from next month to meet the long-standing demand of the people of Karachi. Talking to a private news channel, he said that […]

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