Day: January 15, 2023

Islamabad, January 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Counting of votes is in progress after polling for the second and final phase of local government elections in Sindh concluded. The elections are being held in sixteen districts, including seven districts of Karachi division and nine districts of Hyderabad division. The polling started at eight this morning and continued till five in the evening without any break. Strict security arrangements were made to ensure law and order during the polling. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

Islamabad, January 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Counting of votes is in progress after polling for the second and final phase of local government elections in Sindh concluded. The elections are being held in sixteen districts, including seven districts of Karachi division and nine districts of Hyderabad division. The polling started at eight this morning and continued till five in the evening without any break. Strict security arrangements were made to ensure law and order during the polling. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

Islamabad, January 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Two facilitators of the terrorist attack on Sarband Police Station were killed in an Intelligence Based Operation in Peshawar last night. According to a statement issued in Peshawar, the operation was jointly launched by Counter Terrorism Department and District Police in the outskirts of Peshawar. The dead terrorists were identified as Gul Hai and Hazrat Omar alias Mansoor who were associated with banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and wanted to police in cases of heinous crimes. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

Islamabad, January 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has kicked off the national three-day anti-polio drive under which children below five-year of age will be inoculated across the country. Inaugurating the first anti-polio campaign of the current year in Islamabad on Sunday, he administered polio drops to children. Speaking on the occasion, he expressed the belief that all the provincial governments, along with the Federal Government, will actively participate in the drive for complete eradication of poliovirus from the country. Paying rich tribute to polio workers, who laid down their lives in this fight against the epidemic, the Prime Minister said their sacrifices will be remembered in achieving the goal of a polio free Pakistan. He also thanked all stakeholders, includi...

Islamabad, January 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has kicked off the national three-day anti-polio drive under which children below five-year of age will be inoculated across the country. Inaugurating the first anti-polio campaign of the current year in Islamabad on Sunday, he administered polio drops to children. Speaking on the occasion, he expressed the belief that all the provincial governments, along with the Federal Government, will actively participate in the drive for complete eradication of poliovirus from the country. Paying rich tribute to polio workers, who laid down their lives in this fight against the epidemic, the Prime Minister said their sacrifices will be remembered in achieving the goal of a polio free Pakistan. He also thanked all stakeholders, includi...