Misc.

Multan: In charge PM’s camp office Multan MPA Syed Ahmed Mujtuba Gilani and Senator Malik Salahuddin Dogar distributed cheques among 82 women amounting Rs 1,50,000 to each already elected after balloting draw in “Waseela-e-Haq” scheme of Benazir Income Support Programme here on Monday. The cheques distribution ceremony held at Raza Hall Multan which was participated by 82 beneficiary women. Chief Guest In charge PM’s camp office Multan MPA Syed Ahmed Mujtuba Gilani said that Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto wanted to [...]

Islamabad: More than 1,000 Pakistani families have fled fresh fighting between the military and Islamist radicals in the lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border, local officials said Monday. Pakistani artillery and fighter jets on Monday launched what an army spokesman described as a fresh operation to evict militants from the Kurram area and open up the road connecting the upper and lower parts of the district. “More than 1,000 families have been displaced from the area during the last [...]

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company has asked the law enforcement agencies to assist the power utility for safeguarding transmission network where incidents of copper wire theft have increased multifold during the recent weeks. While the field staff members express apprehension of involvement of persons familiar with the system, union miscreants that is, the KESC has enhanced internal security deployment around transmission lines to discourage copper thieves from cutting down high tension lines besides writing to the law enforcement agencies [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched a countrywide new exciting Super Sunday offer, which has especially been designed to encourage its existing and potential PTCL landline Customer. PTCL landline Customers will now be able to make unlimited local and nationwide free calls from their PTCL Landlines to PTCL Landline and Vfone for 24hrs on Sundays. This is offer is also valid on conference calls. PTCL Senior Executive Vice President, Commercial, Naveed Saeed said that it is our endeavour [...]

Islamabad: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Ms. Farzana Raja has said that the splendid victory of Pakistan People’s Party in AJK’s election is a reflection of the trust of the people on the party of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. She said that the defeated elements are finding it hard to digest the landslide victory of PPP and thus they are resorting in the baseless allegations of rigging. She added further that the elections were conducted in the supervision of [...]

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company security thwarted an attempt to steal high tension copper wire from the 132kV Pipri-KEPZ transmission circuit Saturday afternoon. The power utility’s security personnel reached the scene while the thieves were engaged in stealing a span of the copper conductor from the circuit. The thieves had disconnected the circuit causing extra high tension tripping while a transmission team of the KESC was around for some work and they were noticed. The organized stealing of EHT [...]

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company has condemned the murderous attacks on GM of IBC Johar and an EHT Jointer in Saddar area by union miscreants Saturday afternoon. The GM and his sons narrowly escaped unhurt in the attack but the jointer was seriously injured with knives. The jointer, Irshad, was kidnapped by the attackers who introduced themselves as KESC union activists and ordered him to stop working on a high tension joint near YMCA hostel in Saddar area at [...]