As man as 49 government schools in Layyah district have been shifted to solar power with the installation of solar systems and a strategy is being pursued to add the cost-effective facility to the remaining school to cut their cost on monthly electricity bills. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdul Qayyum inaugurated the new solar […]
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Sohail Sultan, challenging a reference sent by the Speaker regarding his alleged disqualification and the notice issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The court upheld the ECP’s proceedings and […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) to submit a comprehensive policy report on the restoration and rehabilitation of parks at the next hearing while taking up petitions related to smog mitigation. Justice Shahid Karim was hearing petitions filed by citizen Haroon Farooq and others, seeking effective measures […]
Proceedings of the Punjab Assembly on Friday were disrupted as members from both the treasury and opposition benches strongly protested the absence of the provincial agriculture minister and the department’s secretary. Opposition MPA Sheikh Imtiaz criticised the non-attendance, pointing out that each assembly session costs the public exchequer between Rs50 million and Rs60 million, yet […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Friday approved a series of major policy and development decisions, including a substantial enhancement of the capacity of law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, amid criticism of the federal government over delayed funds and alleged political victimisation. The cabinet cleared a Rs17 billion package for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), out of which Rs7 […]
President Asif Ali Zardari will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Iraq from December 20 to 24 at the invitation of Iraqi president, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The visit underscores the longstanding, brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iraq, rooted in shared bonds of faith, culture, and mutual respect, a Ministry of Foreign […]
Alphabet’s YouTube was largely back up after a brief outage denied access for thousands of users globally on Friday, according to Downdetector.com. There were about 200 outage reports from users of the platform as of 9:00 a.m. ET, compared with the peak of nearly 10,800, Downdetector showed. Outage reports in the UK dropped to nearly […]
Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued early Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek coastguard said. The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued by a patrol vessel of EU border agency Frontex near the small island of Gavdos in the Libyan Sea, a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP. So far, […]
Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city’s fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead. Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai said the attacks at Taipei Main Station and Zhongshan station were “a deliberate act”, although the motive was not immediately […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday lauded recent anti-smuggling efforts by the Pakistan Customs, as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reported that curbs on smuggling of petroleum products had driven an 82 per cent rise in revenue during the first five months of the current fiscal year, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The prime […]