ISLAMABAD: August 02 –
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chairs meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP).
ISLAMABAD: August 02 –
An elderly vendor sells balloons on the roadside at Blue Area in the Federal Capital.
ISLAMABAD: August 02 –
A fisherman spreading net to catch fishes in Rice Canal.
LARKANA: August 02 –
Vehicular traffic moves accumulated rain water on a Tower area during monsoon rain in the metropolitan.
KARACHI: August 02:
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KARACHI: August 02: An open sewerage line, clogged with heaps of garbage near the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building, poses significant problems for pedestrians and traffic during monsoon rains and requires immediate attention of the concerned department.
Tourists are enjoying the natural beauty while riding boats on the Attabad Lake while visiting this area..
HUNZA: August 02-
A large banner hangs over the Zero Point Bridge in Federal Capital, observing a commemorating 5 August 2019 as a Black Day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir.
ISLAMAAD: August 02-
Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks at the inaugurate ceremony of “My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony” Exhibition 2024 at the Expo Center.
KARACHI: August 02 –
KARACHI: August 02 – Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah cut the ribbon to inaugurate “My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony” Exhibition 2024 at the Expo Center.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah meets with the outgoing Consul General of America, Mr. Conrad Tribble at CM House. Also present in the photo are Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, Principal Secretary to CM Agha Wasif, American Deputy Consul General Amy Hood and Chief Political Unit Mr. Jerrod Hansen.
KARACHI: August 02 –
Artists Performing on stage during Mango Festival organized by authority of Walled City.
LAHORE: August 02 –
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LAHORE: August 02 – Artists Performing on stage during Mango Festival organized by authority of Walled City.
LAHORE: August 02 – Students from The Nale Academy of Arts create paintings at the Mango Festival under the authority of the Walled City.
Senate body asks Water Resources Ministry to submit report on investigations conducted in RBOD-I, RBOD-III
ISLAMABAD, Aug 02 (APP):The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Friday asked the ministry to submit a report on the investigations conducted in RBOD-I and III.
The committee which met with Shahadat Awan in the Chair reviewed the updated status of recommendations given in its previous meeting.
Secretary Ministry of Water Resources, Syed Ali Murtaza informed the committee that the projects were completed on time but were damaged due to the torrential rains and floods of 2022.
WAPDA has prepared PC-I and now requires concurrence from the Sindh Irrigation Department, as RBOD-I and RHOD-III are managed by the Sindh Government.
Additionally, the Committee recommended that vacant posts up to BS-16 in the ministry and commission be filled as soon as possible.
Minister for Water Resources Dr Musadik Malik stated that a request was made to the Federal Public Service Commission 13 years ago to fill these vacant posts, but they have not been filled to date.
The Ministry has now initiated the process and submitted a request to the Establishment Division to fill the vacant posts up to BS-16.
Furthermore, the Committee recommended that the Federal Flood Commission (FFC) update its website regularly with current data on rivers and the monsoon. The Secretary confirmed that the FFC website is reviewed regularly, with weather and flood updates uploaded daily.
Additionally, the Committee unanimously ratified the nomination of Senator Saadia Abbasi as a member of the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources.
Moreover, the Committee hold an In Camera session to deliberate on the recent developments in Indus Water Treaty,1960.
The meeting was attended by Senator Mohammad Humayun Mohmand,Senator Saeed Ahmed Hashmi, Senator Poonjo Bheel, Senator Hidayatullah Khan, Senator Khalil Tahir, Federal Minister for Water Resources Senator Musadik Malik, Secretray for Ministry of Water Resources Syed Ali Murtaza and other senior officials of relevant departments were also in attendance.