LAHORE, Sep 16(ABC): The Punjab government has banned pillion riding in the province as it imposes Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the wake of Chehlum of martyrs of Karbala. The ban will stay in place from September 16 to 18, a notification issued by the Punjab home department said. However, women, children, senior citizens, and …

AWARAN, Sep 16(ABC): Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Friday expressed hope that the problems of the people of the province will be reduced, saying that the province has suffered a lot due to flood disasters. Addressing the public gathering, CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo emphasized that only a nation that respects its institutions can develop. Talking about his visit …

LAHORE, Sep 16(ABC): Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has decided to camp in Lahore, sources reported. The move by Zardari – known as the ‘guru of reconciliation’ – has come amid rumors of another change of government in Punjab. Sources said that Zardari will reach Lahore next week, and he is likely to camp …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16(ABC): President Arif Alvi will address the joint sitting of parliament on October 3 which will formally mark the beginning of the final parliamentary year of the present National Assembly. National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that the lawmakers were busy in relief work in the flood-hit areas due to which the session was not called urgently. …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16(ABC): The national food secretary on Friday said that Pakistan is not expecting a food shortage as there is a ‘sufficient quantity’ of food stock in the country. The secretary made these remarks in a meeting of the National Flood Response Coordination Center (NFRCC) under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman of the center Ahsan Iqbal. All chief secretaries and federating …

RAWALPINDI, Sep 16(ABC): Former interior minister and Pakistan Awami League Chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has seen a kind of friction between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party on the issue of important “appointment” while lauding the beautiful “swing” delivered by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, hoping that behind-the-scene “reconciliatory efforts” can be fruitful by October …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (ABC):Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Mossadegh Malik said on Friday that the effective long-term policies of the government would lead to economic stability in the country and the government was making efforts to control spiraling prices. Talking to a private news channel, he said that the government was determined to serve the people, especially the backward …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (ABC):Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed termed Shanghai Corporation Organization (SCO) Summit-2022 a productive forum aimed at strengthening the friendly relations and trust among member countries. The summit held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan would help address regional security and economic challenges faced by the member countries, he said while talking to PTV News. He said the …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (ABC):The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has so far distributed 1,605-ton emergency relief goods in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan benefiting 124,000 people facing critical situation due to torrential rains and flash floods. According to the statistics, the KSrelief dispatched the first consignment of 285-ton relief goods to six districts of Balochistan including Lesbela, …

QUETTA, Sep 16 (ABC):Federal Minister of Railways Khwaja Saad Rafique has said that due to floods in Balochistan, the railways have suffered a lot, however efforts are afoot to restore the suspended railway routes as soon as possible. He was addressing a press conference here at Quetta after paying a visit to the areas where rail track was hit by …