Briefs

Windy rains coming over weekend

Our correspondent

Islamabad

If you plan outdoor recreation this weekend, you may rest assured that the weather will be relatively pleasant in these otherwise hot and dry days.  The reason is that there is a good chance of rain falling in Islamabad and adjoining areas today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday).  According to an official of the Met Office, a fresh shallow westerly wave is likely to enter upper and central parts of the country on Saturday evening or night to last for the next 48 hours.  “During the next 48 hours, rains coupled with thunderstorm are expected to occur at isolated places in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, Multan, D.G Khan and Sahiwal divisions, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir," weatherman Muhammad Farooq told reporters here.

PM congratulates new CPNE body

Our correspondent

Islamabad

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday congratulated the newly elected representative body of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE).  PM extended his deepest congratulations to Zia Shahid on being elected as President and Ijaz Ul Haq as Secretary and other office bearers on their election.  Highlighting the vital role of print media in strengthening democracy in Pakistan, he said that the government would extend all possible assistance and support for the promotion of free press and development of vibrant media in the country.