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More than 6,340 workers and 1,066 vehicles and machines have been assigned to the cleaning operation Workers from the Lahore Waste Management Company are busy removing the waste as the Punjab government launched a modern and organized system of cleanliness in the provincial capital in collaboration with Turkish companies. PHOTO: APP RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Waste Management

ISLAMABAD: A gang allegedly involved in stealing sensitive data from prominent Pakistani figures and selling it to foreign agencies has been busted, National Cyber ​​Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Director General Syed Khurram Ali said on Friday. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the director general said the NCCIA apprehended the group in southern Punjab. “So

Under the Prime Minister’s leadership, the Government of Pakistan took positive steps to facilitate investors under the SIFC ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the government was prioritizing measures to boost foreign investment as the hurdles had already been removed through the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). The Prime Minister said in

Clashes began when JuA fighters were reportedly asked to surrender weapons and comply with directives from TTP commanders A picture of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE PESHAWAR: Over a dozen terrorists were killed in intense clashes between the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its breakaway faction, the TTP-Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA), as tensions escalated between leaders

To cover losses, successive governments have hiked electricity prices and imposed a surcharge of Rs 3.23 per Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy’s electricity department warned electricity consumers on Friday that fraudulent schemes involving fake links and QR codes are being circulated by criminal elements to steal personal data under the guise of the

Development priorities were endorsed across all provinces and regions with a focus on strengthening national development Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar briefing members of the diplomatic corps at the Foreign Office in Islamabad on the anniversary of “Marka-e-Haq” on Tuesday. Photo: X/ FO ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday gave the green light

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday inaugurated the 39 kilometer long Shahrah-e-Bhutto Expressway and also performed the groundbreaking of its strategic extension from Qayyumabad to Karachi Port. The PPP chief said the project is an important milestone for Karachi’s urban mobility, transport efficiency and economic connectivity. The inauguration ceremony of

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday cut petrol and diesel prices by up to Rs 6.80 per liter for the next fortnight with effect from May 23. It is the second week consumers have enjoyed price drops on high-speed diesel and petrol. Even after the new reduction, petrol and high-speed diesel prices were still above Rs