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Crackdown on profiteers in Islamabad
Fines were imposed on 48 different vendors while seven were arrested as well
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WASA sets 80% recovery target
Staff that is unable to meet targets will have to face departmental action
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Protest over malfunctioning tube wells
Tube wells in the area have not been working for the past ten days
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Rawalpindi Cantonment Board yet to collect Rs520m
A number of files have been closed on the pretext of controversial boundaries between Rawalpindi and Islamabad
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Pindi police round up 502 offenders
On the directives of Rawalpindi City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan, squads managed to apprehend 502 POs during raids
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Schoolchildren take part in plantation
The remaining count is 250000 saplings for which the civil society has also been kept on-board
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Two tourist spots being developed in Rawalpindi
The tourist spots in Danoi and Chewra would become operational at the beginning of the new year
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New development authority planned
The authority would be made operational after funds would be allocated for it in next budget
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Murree Road uplift phase-II begins
Task Force, he said, will identify the spots for uplifting while the PHA would be the executing agency
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Rawal Lake poisoning case adjourned
Secretariat police had registered three FIRs against Jehangir Ahmed Abbasi related to poisoning the lake’s waters
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Attock to get Mother and Child Hospital
The 200-bed hospital will be housed in a six-storey building
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Police rescue motorist from burning car
The tyre of a car driven by Ali Khawar had burst
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Secretary inspects Indus Highway
Senior officers of National Highway Authority gave a detailed briefing to Siddiqui regarding the project
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Two shot dead near Larkana
The bodies and injured were rushed to Civil Hospital Larkana
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SZABIST hosts Engineering Festival in Karachi
The event consisted of 12 modules
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One killed in armed attack in Karachi
According to rescue workers, unidentified armed men opened fire on two persons in Landhi No 2
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Western part of picture wall restored
The restoration work started in January 2018
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TEVTA signs MoU to promote renewable energy
Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal appreciated the partnership
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Punjab chief secretary reviews Ramazan arrangements
Also directed concerned authorities to ensure a strict check on quality of goods
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395 cases of dengue in 2018 in Karachi
Of all cases reported in Sindh, 96.45% were in Karachi alone
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WHO and University of Agriculture Faisalabad join hands
The two organisations will work on vector borne diseases
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Two arrested for aerial firing in Faisalabad
Police stated that a few guests at a wedding ceremony near Nia Bazaar Chowk were firing
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Overseas Pakistanis launch a non-resident Pakistan movement
Overseas Pakistanis demand investment pattern similar to China's
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Woman killed over ‘honour’ in Raiwand City
The victim was identified as Wafa Tayyaba
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‘Health workers play key role’
All health workers should enhance their capabilities
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20% of wheat crop affected by weather conditions in Sargodha
Wheat crops had been sown on around 1.4 million acres in the division and almost 18,945 acres has been affected
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Motorcycle thieves arrested in Lahore
They had stolen two motorcycles from Township police precincts
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Ban on bathing in Lahore canal proposed
A letter in this regard has been sent to the Lahore Operations DIG and the Irrigation Department
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House gutted in Lahore
No loss of loss of live or injury was reported in the incident
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Youth commits suicide in Lahore
The search for his body was ongoing at the time of this report
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Valuables destroyed in boiler blast
No loss of life or injury was reported in the incident
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Rs65m in valuables stolen in Lahore
Evidence suggests someone broke in through a window
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15 criminals arrested in Multan
Police raided different areas in the city
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Clean-up operation in Lahore in full swing
Encroachments removed to clear all ways
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Wheat crop, goats burnt to ashes
Crop caught fire due to windstorms
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Three people injured in Surjani Town
Police said the situation turned violent when KDA officials reached the scene during an anti-encroachment drive