UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “encouraged” by the agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban to expedite peace talks, according yo his Deputy Spokesman Farhan Aziz Haq. “The secretary-general is encouraged by the joint declaration issued in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, under which the two sides agreed to accelerate their high-level engagements in order […]
Heavy rains cause flash-floods in south Kashmir
ISLAMABAD:Heavy rainfall during night hours triggered flash-floods and caused water-logging in several areas of south Kashmir’s Islamabad district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Srigufwara-Sirhama in Bijbehara, a cloud burst resulted into overflowing of streams and Dadi canal causing flash-floods. “The water entered many residential houses in Nowshera village and damaged standing crops […]
Nine died, 69 injured in different incidents in Punjab
ISLAMABAD:As many as nine people lost their lives and 69 others sustained injuries in various road accidents in Punjab during last 24 hours. According to a private channel, a passenger van overturned in Renala Khurd due to over speeding in which result four people died and 20 injured. In another incident two people died and […]
Sheikh Rashid visits market to buy sacrificial animals
ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Tuesday visited the Islamabad Cattle market to buy sacrificial animals for Eid-ul-Azha to perform the Sunnah of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim (AS). He made a good bargain with the sellers and bought three camels for Rs 560,000. It is the practice of Sheikh Rashid that he buys sacrificial animals […]
Exports increase by 19.95pc to Rs 4.041 trillion in FY21; 61.42 pc in June
ISLAMABAD:The exports from Pakistan in rupee term increased by 19.95 per cent during the fiscal year 2020-21 as compared to corresponding period of last year. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported that exports from the country during July–June (2020– 2021) were recorded at Rs. 4,041,973 million as against Rs. 3,369,782 million during July-June (2019-20), showing […]
Political stability must for sustainable economy: President SAARC-CCI
LAHORE: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC-CCI) President Iftikhar Ali Malik said on Tuesday that political stability was a prerequisite for sustainable economy promising people’s prosperity and speedy development of a country. He was talking to top businessmen and industrialists from Karachi led by United Business Group (UBG) President […]
OGRA directs petroleum companies, operators to ensure staff’s anti-COVID-19 vaccination
ISLAMABAD:Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Tuesday asked all petroleum sector companies and operators to ensure anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination of all their staff by August 15) to stem the spread of deadly virus in the country. “OGRA has directed all companies operating in mid and downstream petroleum sector to comply with the NCOC instructions in […]
Rivers flows and reservoirs report
LAHORE:The position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages on Tuesday was as under: Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 251700 cusecs and Outflows 135000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 51600 cusecs and Outflows 51600 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 55100 cusecs and Outflows […]