LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday said that roads in rural areas would be constructed and repaired under ‘Naya Pakistan Manzilain Asan’ programme and billions of rupees had been earmarked for this purpose. The CM presided over a meeting here in which progress ...

*LAHORE: Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan on Saturday approved projects of waste management for rural areas of the province.* Abdul Aleem Khan said rural sanitation pilot projects would be launched in two villages, while rural sanitation projects will be started in 72 other villages in ...

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has approved construction and rehabilitation of road network in rural areas of the province. The project will be completed with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank. Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar, Mahmood Khan directed the ...

KARACHI: Three more MQM-P lawmakers jumped ship to join PSP. In the past 10 days, four MPAs and an equal number of MNAs have left MQM-P to join the PSP as general elections draw nearer.  MNA Mehboob Alam, MPAs Kamran Farooq and Saifuddin Khaliq announced their decision to join PSP in a press ...

KARACHI: (APP) Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Friday said that he has directed his legal team to seek permission from the Supreme Court for appointment of 6000 dictors on emergency.Presiding over a meeting on Health Department issues here the Chief Minister said that it was necessary to ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Not just pizzas or groceries, drones can one day transport blood for transfusion to hospitals in rural areas -- while keeping it safe and intact -- in less time.In what is believed to be the first proof-of-concept study of its kind, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecom Anusha Rehman has said that MoIT's project broadband for sustainable development will ensure connectivity to the people of far-flung areas of Balochistan.She said that the broadband for sustainable development projects will ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) The Cyber Crime Bill-2016 endorsed by both houses of the Parliament would greatly help reduce the number of women harassment cases especially in rural areas, a senior official in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication said.As per an article of the bill, "If ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) State Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rehman Khan on Wednesday said that establishment of National Data Center (NDC) is a step towards achievement of "Accelerated Digitization".In pursuance of the Vision of "Digital Pakistan" of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, ...

LAHORE: (APP) As many as 64 well-reputed international companies, have expressed their interest to execute safe drinking water project for rural areas of the province.It was stated by Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry, CEO Punjab Saaf Pani Company (PSPC) in a statement issued here on Friday.He said that ...