Day: March 4, 2024

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at least thirty-five people have been died and forty-three other injured in the recent rains related incidents.

According to a report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, a total of forty-six houses were completely damaged while three-hundred and forty-six houses partially damaged due to heavy rains in the province.

Meanwhile, on the special directives of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, the food and other necessary items have been distributed in the rain affected areas of the province.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has taken notice of the landslide incident in Parhana area of new Murree and directed immediate relief activities in the affected area.

She expressed regret over the destruction of seven houses due to landslides.

Chief Minister was informed that the district administration is engaged in relief activities.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has approved a budget of more than one-hundred and fifty-nine billion rupees for running the affairs of provincial departments for the current month.

The session was chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati.

Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur presented the motion before the house.

The house also unanimously adopted a resolution to declare the assembly chamber as a polling station for the upcoming presidential election on 9th of this month.

Expressing his views on the floor of the house, Sunni Ittehad Council leader Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan to give their party the reserved seats of women and the minority.

Addressing the house, Speaker Babar Swati said the house believes in rule of law and has trust in the courts that they will resolve these issues.

Later, the Speaker prorogued the session for an indefinite period.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

President Dr. Arif Alvi administered him the oath at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad today.

The oath taking ceremony was attended amongst others by PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Services Chiefs, and the Chief Ministers of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan and the parliamentarians.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Two people including a police personnel were injured when some unknown terrorists riding on motorcycle opened fire on a polio team in Bara, Qambar Khel area of district Khyber today.

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has strongly condemned the attack on the polio team.

In a statement he directed to improve the security of polio teams and arrest the culprits involved in the firing incident.

Source: Radio Pakistan