Railways to switch 155 stations to solar energy

Pakistan Railways will shift its 155 railway stations to solar energy under the vision of the government to use alternative environment-friendly energy resources. PR Director Public Relations Nazia Jabeen informed on Monday that total cost of the project would be Rs 450 million. She said that the PC-1 of the project “Solarization and Commissioning of […]

0.3 million coal miners in Balochistan lack basic health facilities

ISLAMABAD: President of All Pakistan Labour Federation Sultan Muhammad Khan on Monday said that around 0.3 million coal mine labourers were working in Balochistan without basic health facilities, facing registration issues, and absence of safety standards at their workplaces. “Around 300,000 labourers are employed across the province as each coal mining site in the province […]

Peshawar police cancel firearms permits

Police have cancelled all the permits for holding firearms in the entire Peshawar district, ordering for the confiscation of these documents. According to a notification issued on Sunday, all permit holders must be informed by the police regarding the cancellation of weapon permits, no matter if the permit holders have already registered their weapons with […]

Campaign against security agencies unacceptable: Ashrafi

Special Aide to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has said that any nefarious campaign against the security agencies is unacceptable. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that war on terrorism had been won by the army together with other institutions; otherwise, the situation would have […]

Fawad wonders at Opp’s protest call at time of economic revival

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said for the first time in the history of the country, a record Rs 4.143 trillion revenue had been collected during the current fiscal year so far. The landmark achievement was made due to prudent economic policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government led by […]