KP Finance Minister, Taimur Salim Jhagra announced 100 percent increase in pensions of thewidows that were earlier 75 percent. Besides Prime Minister’s Ehsas Program and Universal Health Insurance coverage, he said, Rs10 billion allocated for wheat subsidy, Rs10 billion for food baskets to poor people, Rs10 billion for revival of business of corona affected Small […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Friday issued guidelines for issuance of green bonds in Pakistan. The Guidelines provide an easy and efficient procedure for issuance with concise offering document/prospectus. All issuers who are eligible to issue debt securities, including sukuk either by way of public offer or private placement are eligible to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) from both sides of the aisle on Friday held a debate on the Federal Budget 2021-22 with special focus on controlling inflation and making more corrective measures to strengthen the agriculture sector, which was considered as the backbone of the national economy. Taking part in the budget debate, Asad […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Superintending Engineer MEPCO Multan circle, Muhammad Munawar Khan, suspended six MEPCO officials and employees over getting maintenance of the distribution transformer from private electrician. SE MEPCO Munawar Khan paid visit to Multan Cantt subdivision for checking of transformer at 11 KV Allama Iqbal feeder where private electrician namely Asif was busy in repairing 100 KVA […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) discarded more than 1,400 litres of adulterated milk, seized from Tandlianwala on Friday. A PFA spokesman said that the Authority checked four vehicles carrying milk to supply it on various milk shops and hotels in Tandlianwala. The PFA teams found spurious and adulterated milk in three vehicles and discarded over […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and Tahira Animal Welfare Foundation (TAWF) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together for welfare of stray animals. The MoU was signed by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Anas Sarwar Qureshi and the foundation chairperson Tahira Rasool at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. A UAF spokesperson […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:Five persons were injured in an explosion of a transformer, which belonged to Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO), in Islamabad area here Friday evening. According to the police, the transformer caught fire and its fuel fell over the people who were moving on the road. The injured, who sustained burns wounds, were shifted to Liaquat […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Domestic production of vegetable ghee during last 10 months of current financial year decreased by 2.79 percent, where as cooking oil increased by 0.21 percent as compared the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-April, 2020-21, about 1.187 million tons of vegetable ghee locally manufactured as compared the 1.222 million tons of […]
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