The bonesetter of Taxila treats fractures with massage, oil
The massage and oil he provides is a blessing for the poor,” said 45-year-old Safia Begum...
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ArchivePostal department loses Rs559 million to corruption
ISLAMABAD: The postal department suffered a loss of Rs559 million due to fraud and misappropriation during the past five years...
The postal service’s chief said 405 new post offices had been opened and 584 closed during the period, 1,666 people had been appointed on a regular basis, 178 on contracts and 1,007 as daily wagers in various pay scales...
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ArchivePostal services – thriving in the age of internet
Although letters may no longer be the primary way people stay in touch, Pakistan’s postal service remains active; from the Siachen Glacier to the Arabian Sea...
Letters, money orders and parcels come from the District Postal Office at the Rawalpindi Railway Station from around the country, and the items are then divided between Rawalpindi, Islamabad and international destinations...
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ArchivePostal officials, contractor blamed for disrupting mail delivery to Chitral
Due to non-delivery of mail on time, candidates missed their test and interviews for appointments in government departments, while others could not apply for the posts due to collapse of the postal system...
When contacted, the divisional superintendent of postal division Malakand admitted the collapse of the mail system in Chitral due to the contractor’s lethargic approach...
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PakistanLawmakers reluctant to sign off on postal balloting for overseas Pakistanis
A team of senior Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) officials, during a briefing before a national assembly panel, admitted that postal balloting appeared to be the most feasible option...
The ECP team said postal balloting entailed relatively fewer financial and logistical costs as compared to other systems...
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ArchivePostal charges
I would urge the postal department to undo the increase in the registration fee and realise that it is not just a business concern out to earn profits but a public utility service for the benefit of society...
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PakistanLahore Postal Colony flats forcibly vacated for metro train
LAHORE: Flats of Postal Colony near Jain Mandir were forcibly got vacated from residents to clear the way for the Orange Line Metro Train project here on Sunday...
The 76 flats in the Postal Colony had been allotted to officials of the postal services/General Post Office since long...
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PakistanSpecial persons to cast votes via postal ballot
PESHAWAR: Provincial Election Commissioner Pir Maqbool Ahmed has said that persons with any physical disability will be allowed to cast their votes through postal ballot...
The provincial election commissioner said that special persons, who were unable to walk or travel, could cast their votes in the next elections through postal ballot under Election Act, 2017...
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ArchiveSpecial persons allowed to vote via postal ballot
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday allowed people with physical disabilities to cast their votes through postal ballots...
Editorial: The ECP must use its enhanced powers to keep electoral tensions in checkMeanwhile, the commission issued a code of conduct and guidelines for international observers, binding them to choose an area of election observation in ‘strict consultation’ with the ECP...
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PakistanDC Sanghar begins inquiry into alleged rigging via postal ballots at Shahdadpur hospital
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sanghar Liaquat Ali Bhatti has begun an inquiry into the forcible marking of postal ballot papers of government employees at the Shahdadpur Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), Dawn learnt on Thursday...
On the condition of anonymity, an LHW told Dawn that they were called by SIMS authorities to the hospital along with their postal ballot papers...
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Pakistan3 arrested in Shangla for trying to steal postal ballots
Shangla police on Monday arrested three suspects, including an official of Pakistan Post, over charges of stealing postal ballots, DawnNewsTV reported...
Police recovered the ballots from a vehicle and arrested the local PML-N leader and his relative who were allegedly trying to steal the postal ballots from the post office in Alpuri, said SHO Sadiq Khan...
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PakistanPTI MNA Fakhar Zaman responsible for NA-45 postal ballot rigging: ECP report
An investigation report, made public on Wednesday by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), has found that PTI MNA Fakhar Zaman, in connivance with two officials, attempted to rig the NA-45 (Kurram tribal district) by-election through fake postal ballots...
At the time, around 600 applications for postal ballots were received by the ECP from the police department for the by-election in NA-45, Kurram-1, and the inquiry found them...
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ArchivePostal Life allowed to manage private pension funds
ISLAMABAD: Postal Life Insurance Company Limited (PLICL) has been granted permission by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to manage private pension funds under the Voluntary Pension System (VPS)...
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Archive24-hour mega vaccination centre at Karachi Expo Centre to become operational today
KARACHI: The Sindh government is set to take a major leap in the ongoing nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive by opening a massive facility at the Expo Centre on Sunday (today), said to be the largest in the country, where an estimated 25,000 people could be inoculated in a day with round-the-clock service to be offered to visitors registered by the federal government for the jabs...
Officials and sources said on Saturday that the...
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PakistanCase filed against 5 men for assaulting girl at hotel in Karachi's DHA
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against five men accused of assaulting a girl at a hotel in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, police officials said on Monday...
According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Karachi South Javed Akbar Riaz, the incident took place on October 29 at a four-star hotel where the girl went with a friend...
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