ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Saturday said the federal government had reduced petroleum levy on petrol to zero to lessen burden of rising global prices of the commodity on consumers. In a tweet, he said the government had brought down sales tax on petrol from Rs 15. 9 to Rs […]
Read MoreSARGODHA:A 17-year-old boy drowned in River Jhelum, in the jurisdiction of Shahpur police station on Saturday. Police said Aliyan Gonda of Tiba Qaimdin village was taking bath in the river when he drowned in deep waters. Rescue-1122 fished out the body and the police handed over it to the heirs after legal formalities. Police were […]
Read MoreSIALKOT:Adviser to Prime Minster on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that the government is successfully completing its agenda of economic stability. He was addressing a meeting of exporters at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Saturday. SCCI President Qaisar Iqbal Baryar, Senior Vice President (SVP) Khurram Aslam Butt, […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Vice-Chancellor Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi Saturday distributed cheques among beneficiary students of Ehsas Undergraduate Scholarship, here. According to press release issued by the varsity, Dr Mansoor Kundi hailed the financial assistance programme of the incumbent government. He stated that it would not only offer opportunities to students to complete their education […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The business community Saturday demanded the government to revisit its recent decision of hike in POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) prices. The businessmen and exporters delegation from Sialkot led by Dr Nouman Idris Butt made this demand in a meeting with Iftikhar Ali Malik, the President of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation-Chamber of […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) MNA Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani Saturday said the city and Latifabad talukas of Hyderabad were dealing with the power crisis resulting from faults in the transmission system. The MNA accompanied by a delegation of MQM-P here met the Chief Executive Officer of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) Rehan Hameed and conveyed the […]
Read MoreMULTAN:The first ever ‘Miyawaki forest’ of South Punjab has been entered into final stages in city of Saints. Special Coordinator to Chief Minister on price control, Haji Javed Akhtar Ansari and Commissioner Multan division, Javed Akhtar Mahmood planted first sapling in the Miyawaki forest here on Saturday. Speaking on this occasion, Haji Javed Ansari said […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ali Shehzad Saturday said that monsoon and rainy season provides suitable atmosphere for dengue breeding and directed officials to increase surveillance to abolish the threat. He was chairing a meeting to review performance of anti-dengue teams, here. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Shoaib ur Rehman, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Muhammad Ali […]
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