ISLAMABAD: An interministerial and interprovincial committee has set a target of planting 159 million trees across the country in the upcoming spring season. The countrywide plantation drive will kick off from February. The target was set at a meeting chaired by Climate Change Secretary Arif Ahmed Khan, after taking input from representatives of all provincial […]
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Islamabad – Speakers at a seminar are unanimous in view that media in the country had detracted from its original track and become part of the problem due to adopting lowest standards. A two-day annual conference titled “Media Landscape in Pakistan: Challenges & Opportunities here concluded on Thursday. The conference was organised by Rozan-Secretariat of […]
RAWALPINDI: After investigating the issue, City Police Station has registered an FIR under Sections of 506, 147 and 149 against Town Municipal Administration (TMA) Rawal Town officials as they thrashed The News reporter Khalid Iqbal. Police were continuously raiding to hunt the accused down but culprits went underground after registration of FIR here on Thursday. […]
KARACHI: The tradition to praise those who do good has ended now, lamented Mula Bux Chandio, advisor on information for Sindh on Thursday. He said Jang Group has set up a healthy tradition by distributing joy among millions of people. He was speaking as chief guest at the prize distribution cermoney of Jang World Cup […]
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Complaints KP in a meeting held at Pemra Regional Office Peshawar under the chairmanship of Shakil Chandar directed all cable operators of KP to immediately stop advertisement of quacks and hakeems on their CD channels. The council also directed the cable operators to provide surety bonds that they would not distribute […]
Karachi: A seven-foot-long swordfish (Xiphias gladius) was recently caught in the Miani Hor Lagoon located between Damb and Bera areas of Lasbela district of Balochistan. The fish weighing around 56kg was sold for Rs8,800 in a local market in Karachi. “It was caught by Moula Baksh, a sports fisherman, from Karachi. It is unusual to […]
LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Sukhera on Thursday said the status of child labour at kilns should be monitored strictly and a report in this regard should be submitted on a daily basis. He was addressing an RPO’s conference. Decisions regarding schools security, safety of tourists and foreigners, computerisation of human resource record and […]
ISLAMABAD: The radio frequency authorities have admitted not developing any mechanism to block illegal use of airwaves despite a large number of violations over the years. The unauthorised use of the radio spectrum, according to the Telecommunication (Reorganisation) Act of 1996, is an offence that may be punishable with imprisonment up to three years or […]
There is urgent need to implement rules of procedure and conduct of business in Sindh Assembly and establish such a mechanism that could increase citizens’ interests in their representatives’ activities. Addressing the session on citizens action for democratic governance in Pakistan, consultative session on model rules of business of Sindh Assembly with Legislatives Governance Support […]
The government is proactively playing its role to ensure that the menace of child labour at brick kilns will be eradicated at all costs. However, hundreds of brick kiln owners staged demonstrations in various cities of Punjab to protest against the administration’s drive. The government is recovering children aged up to 14 years from brick […]
Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan is chalking out a climate change adaptation and mitigation policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. “The policy document which is in final stage would provide a blue print for both adaptation and mitigation actions for climate resilient development of KP,” said Hasan Akhtar Rizvi, Chief Knowledge Officer LEAD Pakistan. […]
LAHORE – Environmentalists have shown concern over issuance of an ordinance empowering the Punjab government to use reserved forest lands for purposes other than afforestation. Through an amendment in Forest Act 1927 which has been made by an Ordinance, the provincial government has been authorised to declare reserved forest lands for ‘national projects of strategic […]
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