MULTANThe district administration has launched a massive operation against encroachments in different areas of the city on Tuesday. The operation was completed successfully by Shah Rukan-e-Alam town in Gulshan Market area but the officials of Sher Shah Town faced tough resistance from the traders ...

islamabad - Provincially Administrative Tribal Administration, on the order of the Supreme Court, on Friday produced two detainees, who had been kept in the PATA internment centre since 2010, before a three-judge bench of the apex court.The bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ...

MULTAN - The district administration has decided to launch another round of crackdown on the owners of illegal cattle sheds in city area. Chairing a meeting here on Saturday, the DCO Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah said that no negligence would be tolerated in operation against cattle sheds, land grabbers ...

MULTAN - The district administration has decided to launch another round of crackdown on the owners of illegal cattle sheds in city area. Chairing a meeting here on Saturday, the DCO Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah said that no negligence would be tolerated in operation against cattle sheds, land grabbers ...

ISLAMABAD - The ICT administration is allegedly not cooperating with the CDA management, which has sought the help of Rangers to retrieve the encroached land and the land under illegal possession of fake owners.A senior official of the authority while talking to TheNation on Wednesday said that ...

LAHORE - Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi on Tuesday announced undertaking reshuffle in Punjab administration to make the coming elections free and transparent. “Homework has been completed for the transfer of officers from SHO up to Secretary level to ensure fair and free ...

PESHAWAR - The political administration of Mohmand Agency has repaired and renovated three militancy-affected state-run primary and middle schools in Kharai Dara and Pampokha villages of Tehsil Ambar of the agency. These schools were badly destroyed by militant’s activities in the area. A ...

GUJRANWALA - Transporters staged a demonstration here as the district administration has seized about 60 coasters and vans from the Sialkot Road and General Bus Stand areas to stop the long march of Dr Tahirul Qadir, it is learnt. However, sources revealed, the Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran’s local ...

GUJRANWALA - Transporters staged a demonstration here as the district administration has seized about 60 coasters and vans from the Sialkot Road and General Bus Stand areas to stop the long march of Dr Tahirul Qadir, it is learnt. However, sources revealed, the Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran’s local ...

MULTAN - Citing the example of casualties of children caused by measles in Sindh, the district administration stressed upon the citizens on Saturday to get their kids vaccinated against contagious and other dangerous diseases like polio and measles. The additional district collector Mudassar Riaz ...

LAKKI MARWAT - The district polio eradication committee in its meeting on Friday said that the strategy to provide security to polio workers in the upcoming anti-polio drive will be chalked out soon. Deputy Commissioner Nisar Ahmad chaired the meeting. Among others APA Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Sherpao, ...

LAKKI MARWAT – The district administration has imposed a ban on motorbike pillion riding and display of weapons in the limits of Lakki city till 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram.An official said on Thursday that DCO Nisar Ahmad issued two separate notifications to this effect aiming to avoid ...

MULTAN - The city district administration has set November 25 deadline for the restoration of all water filtration plants and all the plants will be functional by this date. This was disclosed by District Coordination Officer (DCO) Naseem Sadiq while chairing a meeting here. He said that he would ...

LAKKI MARWAT – The local administration has imposed a ban on transportation of cattle to other parts and tribal areas from the limits of the district. “The ban was imposed in the light of reports that cattle and meat were being smuggled to tribal areas and Afghanistan which could cause ...

KHYBER AGENCY - Unknown militants fired two rockets on the official residence of a local administration official of Jamrud tehsil late Tuesday night, however no casualty was reported, official and local sources said.The sources said that the rocket shells hit the residence of line officer, ...

KARACHI  - The non-provision of fuel to Saddar Town garbage lifting vehicles, falling under District Municipal Corporation South, has resulted in serious cleanliness problems in the entire town as rotting heaps of waste lying unattended for many days in union councils of the town is taking on ...

RAWALPINDI  – Rawalpindi district administration has been directed to utilize all available resources to eliminate dengue larvae from Rawalpindi district.The authorities concerned have also been instructed to accelerate the ongoing campaign against dengue to save the citizens from the ...

BAHAWALPUR - The district administration has initiated a crackdown on illegal poachers and arrested a number of violators including government servants. Moreover, deer were also recovered from them. The Punjab CM is also taking special interest in the protection of wildlife.As per detail, DCO Dr ...

RAWALPINDI – The jailer of Adyala children jail has been harassing and sexually victimising the imprisoned children, which is acute violation of human rights. According to details, one of the prisoners who recently got freed from Adyala Jail informed on condition of not revealing his name ...

Qazi Aziz UddinRAJANPUR - With monsoon setting in, flood fears loom over the district while the administration has not braced for any disaster.In 2010, devastating flood ruined Rajanpur, affecting thousands of families seriously besides damaging its infrastructure. Two deaths were reported and the ...

US Senator John McCain has accused the Obama administration of needlessly damaging the relationship with Pakistan and “antagonizing the Pakistanis” with an “in your face attitude.”In an interview with the NewsHour’sJudy Woodruff on Thursday, McCain said that the ...

ISLAMABAD - The extension of the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) municipal limits to the rural areas of the federal capital, a demand of 0.5 million rural population and politicians who get to power corridors relaying on rural population vote bank, is not something new but it involves ...

MULTAN - The district coordination officer (DCO) Zahid Akhtar Zaman hurled a warning on Wednesday, saying monsoon rains could cause large scale devastation in the region. Chairing a meeting of district emergency board, the DCO said that the rains were likely to start from July 15 and all concerned ...

PESHAWAR - The administration of the University of Peshawar ousted the illegal occupants residing in hostels in a cleanup operation conducted in the male hostels of the University on Tuesday.The drive against the non-UoP students was conducted by hostel administration with the assistance of the ...

PESHAWAR – To provide better transportation facilities to the communities, the district administration has successfully completed the rehabilitation of an access road connecting Badwan and Khambo with Chakdarra in Tauda china area of Lower Dir.  A Press release issued by Malakand ...

PESHAWAR - In order to protect the people and their valuable assets from floods in future, the political administration of Orakzai Agency has constructed 20 units of flood protection walls in Nanawar Khwar village. The catastrophic annual torrential rains and floods have major damaging effects upon ...

PESHAWAR – In order to ensure access of the communities of Tijri and Dawr Jan Khan Korrona to clean drinking water, the political administration of FR DI Khan has completed work on drinking water supply systems, which will provide drinking water to them at their doorsteps.Due to a shortage of ...

LAKKI MARWAT - The district administration has decided to issue arms licenses to the watchmen of government-run schools so as to ensure effective safety and protection of schools buildings. “The decision was taken in the light of recent wave of bombing of schools by militants in different ...

ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, on Monday said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would have to generate Rs 50 billion through administrative measures in five months (Feb-June) to reach the annual tax target of Rs 1952 billion.He said this ...

BAHAWALPUR - Press Club President Amin Basit and a number of local working journalists have expressed deep concern over the occupation of the Press Club building by a group. They said that the ongoing situation was very critical and any incident at any time could happen. They alleged that the local ...