ISLAMABAD, August 15(ABC): Rain-wind and thundershower is expected in most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Punjab, Islamabad, Balochistan and Sindh, while at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan during the next twelve hours. Heavy falls are also expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Upper Punjab and Lower Sindh during the period. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-four degree centigrade, …

LAHORE, August 15(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi while addressing a ceremony in connection with the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan at the Hazuri Bagh Lahore on Sunday announced free education up to graduation level in the province. He said, “I made education free up to Matric during my previous tenure and will now make it free up to …

LAHORE, August 15(ABC): Tired of all the noise during Independence Day celebrations, a citizen moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a ban on using plastic toy horns and whistles. But the top court in the province rejected the citizen’s plea, saying that it was not maintainable. “August 14 — Independence Day — has passed. There is no reason to …

ISLAMABAD, August 13(ABC): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday announced a 14 per cent discount on all domestic flights in line with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the country’s Independence Day. “The national flag carrier offers 14% discount on domestic travel on 14th August – the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan,”  PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan announced in a brief …

ISLAMABAD, August 13(ABC): Chairman Central Board of Film Censor Muhammed Tahir Hassan on Saturday categorically said that there was no policy under consideration, at any level, to allow screening of Indian films in Pakistan. The chairman, in a press statement, strongly rebutted a news item appearing in certain sections of media in this regard which had reported that arrangements were …

ISLAMABAD, August 13(ABC): The D-Chowk, Islamabad, which was mostly in the highlights for hosting protests of different political parties, Saturday, saw stunning pictures of Pakistani flag and Minar-e-Pakistan painted by children of different schools, to express solidarity with their homeland and marking the Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary) of Pakistan. In the national flag painting ceremony, children from different schools of …

FAISALABAD, August 13(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader Abid Sher Ali said on Saturday that people’s mandate was stolen through a conspiracy in 2018 election, but this time they would take a revenge and he would win NA-108 seat in by-election with the help of his voters. Talking to the media after submitting his nomination papers here, he said …

LAHORE, August 13(ABC): Another 14 cases of dengue virus with no death were reported in Punjab on Saturday. According to the Health department, a total 388 cases of dengue virus were reported during the current year while 2 people died of the virus and 53 patients were under treatment in different hospitals of the province. All suspected cases of dengue …

 PESHAWAR, August 13(ABC): Election Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday announced August 13 fixed for nomination papers submission for the vacant seats of four National Assembly seats from the province. Polling would be held on September 25, 2022 in the constituencies included NA-22 Mardan, NA-24 Charsadda, NA-31 Peshawar and NA-45 Kurram. According to the election schedule, the returning officers had issued …

ISLAMABAD, August 13, (ABC): The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) organised an event titled “Independence from tobacco” to celebrate International Youth Day 2022. The Speakers shed light on the importance of banning novel tobacco products and highlighted that these products are biggest threats for younger generations as tobacco industry is finding new ways of …