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Operations against wheat hoarders during Eid holidays

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LAHORE: Operations against wheat hoarders across Punjab remained continue during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays and on the directions of Senior Punjab Minister Abdul Aleem Khan, teams of Food Department seized huge stocks of wheat in different districts. According to the details, 2500 quintals of wheat hidden inside a rice mill at Khanewal was seized while wheat stored […]

Locust attacks destroy crops on large scale in Sindh, Punjab

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Locusts attacked and harshly damaged cotton, mango and other crops in different cities of Sindh and southern Punjab, sparking fears of a looming food shortage in case the government fails to tackle the situation. The farmers have blamed the Agriculture Department for not taking concrete measures to save their crops from the attack of locusts. […]

Four die as train rams into car in Pattoki

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At least four people were killed when their car was hit by a passenger train in a railway track near Pattoki on Tuesday. According to sources, the car was crossing Landa railway track in Pattoki when a fast-moving passenger train, which was bound for Kara­chi, hit it. It was coming from Lahore. The four people […]

French team arrives in Karachi to investigate PIA plane crash

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A team of aircraft manufacturer Airbus is expected to arrive in Karachi on Monday (today) to assist the investigation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash. The PIA flight PK-8303 crashed into a residential area on Friday. 97 passengers and crew members of the aircraft were killed in the incident, except two survivors. However, […]

41 dead bodies handed over to their heirs

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41 passengers who had died in the tragic incident of PIA plane crash in Karachi the authorities have handed over bodies to their heirs after receiving their DNA test reports. Under the directions of PM Imran Khan, was shifting the bodies to their houses. Of the bodies, 4 have been shifted to Lahore and 3 […]

Government plans to reimpose lockdown as cases surge past 56,000: Dr Zafar Mirza

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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has hinted that the country may be subjected to further lockdown if the number of coronavirus cases and deaths surged. Mirza, while speaking to the media in Islamabad, warned that any further negligence over the implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) could worsen […]

PMLN’s senator Nihal Hashmi tests positive for COVID-19

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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nehal Hashmi has tested positive for the cornavirus. PML-N spokesperson Asad Usmani on Monday said that Hashmi is under self-isolation at his home in Karachi. The PML-N leader Asad Usmani has confirmed that the former senator tested positive for the coronavirus while he informed that Nehal Hashmi has isolated himself […]

MoHR to give secret code to complainant of helpline

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) has planned to issue a secret code to those who register their complaint at MOHR official helpline 1099 for protecting their identity. Federal Secretary, MOHR said this initiative would help complainants to follow status of their complains without disclosing their identity. The Ministry of Human Rights is endeavouring […]

101 more tested positive for corona in Balochistan

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QUETTA: About 101 new coronavirus patients were tested positive in Balochistan while number of total confirmed patients surged to 3407 in the province on Sunday. According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Coronavirus Cell Balochistan Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 51113 people were screened for the virus till May 24, out of which 101 […]