Provincial Minister for Information Punjab Azma Bukhari says Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is taking practical measures to provide facilities to the public in backward areas. Addressing a news conference in Lahore today, she said Apna Ghar-Apni Chat Program is meant for shelter-less people in backward areas of the province. Azma
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has taken notice of recent incident of unprovoked stone-pelting at police officers by participants of PTI’s rally. He sought a detailed report from the Inspector General of Islamabad Police to review the circumstances surrounding the attack. The Interior Minister also contacted the injured Senior Superintendent of
A nation-wide anti-polio campaign of varied duration begins tomorrow. During the campaign, children up to five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops. In Punjab, thirteen point nine million children will be vaccinated during week-long campaign in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad districts. While in other districts including Attock, Chakwal,
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has expressed grief over the sad demise of PTV’s former director of current affairs Athar Waqar Azeem. In a statement today, he prayed for higher status for the departed soul and also commiserated with the bereaved family. The Minister said services of Athar
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today launched a special anti-polio campaign for the complete eradication of polio from the country. He inaugurated the campaign across 115 districts nationwide, aiming to vaccinate 30 million children under the age of five against this debilitating disease. Under the seven-day anti-polio drive, beginning from tomorrow,
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that every possible measure is being taken to provide relief to the public. Talking to citizens at a roadside tea stall, on her return from School Nutrition Program launching ceremony in DG Khan, she said price hike has now been lowered and edible
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar says the government will not allow any internal or external elements, intent on fomenting political instability, to derail Pakistan’s journey to development and prosperity. He was interacting with British-Pakistani Members of Parliament at a dinner hosted by the High Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Faisal at the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi says the government is devising a strategy to initiate practical work on Chashma Lift Canal project. Talking to the General Manager WAPDA North in Peshawar today, he said a special directorate has been established for Chashma Lift Canal. Faisal Karim Kundi said federal government