Cabinet committee reviews preparedness for possible floods

Punjab Minister for Tourism, Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafiq Malik chaired a meeting of Cabinet Committee for Disaster Management in Lahore.During meeting, arrangements to tackle monsoon related situation and expected flood were reviewed. The meeting decided on public swimming in rivers, canals and nullahs, owning to deaths…

PDMA issues flood alert in naullahs of Peshawar, Mardan

Provincial Disaster Management Authority issued flood alert in Kalpani Nullah Mardan and Budani Naullah Peshawar due to heavy rains.It said that heavy rains downpour may trigger landslides in vulnerable areas of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Deputy Commissioners of all districts and all departments concerned have been advised to remain alert and take…

Security arrangements for Muharram in Sindh reviewed

Sindh Minister for Religious Affairs, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said, ample security arrangements would be made for mourning processions and Majalis of Muharram-ul-Haram in the province.He was chairing a meeting to review security arrangements to maintain law and order during Muharram in Karachi.The minister said a comprehensive security plan would…

Pakistan-Iran freight train service restored

Pak-Iran freight train service has been restored after completion of repair and rehabilitation work of railway track damaged due to heavy flash floods near Dalbandin in Chagai district.According to official sources, the goods trains which were stopped at Dalbandin allowed to proceed towards Iranian city Zahedan today (Monday). Source: Radio…

Govt ready for electoral reforms: Sarwar

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that Kashmiri people have supported the change and decided in favor of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Azad Kashmir elections.He was talking to media and delegations from different districts in Lahore today.Felicitating victorious PTI candidates of Azad Kashmir, he said PTI government will…