Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has announced that a movement would be launched against drugs, gutka and mawa in Ibrahim Hyderi and Rehri Goth after Eid. According to the forum, the youth of Ibrahim Hyderi and Rehri Goth are becoming addicted to dangerous drugs such as ice and heroin. People in the age of 13 to […]
Most villages and towns across Sindh province lack basic facilities such as potable water and sanitation. Considering the dire consequences for public health, a local non-governmental organisation has launched a project benefitting over 6,000 residents in six villages. Supported by the Government of Japan, the Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) aims to improve health and hygiene […]
The Environmental Protection and Climate Change Department (EP&CCD) has completely failed to implement the “Used Water Treatment System” at car wash service stations in the Rawalpindi Division to recycle water for reuse. The Punjab government had issued red notices for installing this system in all 1,370 car service stations in the division, both small and […]
The measurement-based system implemented by the Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department to collect property tax from citizens based on property rates set by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in the districts has failed, causing a 55% shortfall in property tax collection. There has been a 45% reduction in the tax on commercial units according to […]
Two female students were killed, and 11 others, including a woman, suffered injuries after a school van fell into a ravine as the driver lost control of the steering in Tarnawai Didal on Saturday. Mangal police said that the vehicle was carrying students of Lodhiabad Girls College and Qalandar High School home after school timing. […]
Just like in the rest of Punjab, the protest against the privatisation policy of the Punjab government continues in Chakwal and Talagang. On the first day of the protest, on Saturday, a large number of Basic Health Units (BHUs) employees gathered in front of the office of the Chakwal Health Department CEO and raised slogans. […]
A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his parents and threatening to kill them in the Fateh Jang area. Muhammad Affan got into a heated argument with his father, Muhammad Nawaz, over a domestic issue. During the dispute, the accused is said to have physically assaulted his parents, using abusive language and threatening to […]
The Pakistan Navy has launched its second Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Shushuk, at a ceremony in Wuhan, China, as part of efforts to strengthen its maritime defence capabilities, an official statement said on Saturday. The submarine is part of an eight-vessel deal signed in 2015 between Pakistan’s defence ministry and China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company […]
Pakistani security forces killed nine terrorists in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The first operation, conducted in the Mohmand District, followed intelligence reports indicating the presence of militants. During the operation, security forces engaged militants at their location, resulting in the deaths of […]