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Twelve coal mine workers were killed in a gas explosion inside mine in Harnai district of Balochistan today.
According to the Police, rescue operation in the mine has been completed and eight coal mine workers were safely pulled out from the mine.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Sindh cabinet has decided to issue Kisan cards to peasants across the province.
Chairing a provincial cabinet in Karachi today, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah directed provincial chief secretary to devise a policy in this regard.
He said Kisan card holders will be prioritized in procurement of wheat as well.
The cabinet accorded approval of 5.027 million rupees grant for an academy for deaf being run under department of empowerment of differently abled persons.
The cabinet also accorded approval of 521 million expenditures of Intra-district peoples Bus service from January to June 2024.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in Harnai.
Condoling with the bereaved families, he prayed for the departed souls.
The Prime Minister directed to accelerate efforts for the rescue of remaining miners. He said all possible medical treatment be provided to the injured miners.
The Prime Minister said such incidents are very painful and sad. He said we stand with the affected families in this hour of grief.
He said the government will provide all possible relief to the injured and affected families.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has accorded approval to launch of housing scheme for low income people under Apni Chat Apna Ghar” project.
She gave this approval while presiding a meeting to review the project of one hundred thousand houses for low income people.
She directed to immediately select the location in six cities Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Sargodha and Rawalpindi to implement the scheme.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed to launch an App and call service to facilitate people at their doorsteps.
Presiding over a meeting of the DASTAK program in Lahore today, she directed district and administrative departments to take immediate steps to provide Dastak services to the people.
Maryam Nawaz said initially, ten services will be provided through “DASTAK” which would, later be extended to one hundred services.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Two terrorist were killed in an intelligence based operation by the security forces in North Waziristan District last night.
During conduct of operation and after intense fire exchange, another two terrorists got injured.
Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.
Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area as Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe-out the menace of terrorism from the country.
Source: Radio Pakistan
A meeting of federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in progress in Islamabad.
It is discussing overall economic and security situation of the country.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan has called upon the United Nations Security Council to make accountability, transparency, inclusivity and democracy the building blocs of its working methods.
Making his statement at Intergovernmental Negotiations Framework meeting, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Munir Akram called UN Security Council reforms essential to address the increasingly complex global challenges of peace and security.
He shared Pakistan’s suggestions to bring about key improvements in the working methods of the UNSC.
Source: Radio Pakistan