LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the steps taken for betterment of farmers have started yielding results regarding development of the agriculture sector on modern lines. In a statement issued on Thursday, the CM expressed his satisfaction that the record harvest of wheat, sugarcane and other crops had been achieved in 2020-21. […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab government Thursday decided to increase share of local governments (LGs) from property tax by 10 percent i.e. from 85 to 95 percent for more financial autonomy to them. With this decision, the local governments would receive an additional Rs 3 billion that would enable them to improve the services delivery in their respective […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) and the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) staff remained active across the city before and during the rain on Thursday and adopted special measures for clearing of the rainwater from the city roads. The Wasa managing director (MD), along with other senior officers, also visited the city and […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab Thursday distributed cheques of rupees one million each for the martyrs and Rs 200, 000 each for the injured as compensation to the victims of Mowach Mor tragedy that occurred on August 14, in which 13 people of a family were martyred and seven others sustained injuries. The Administrator […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Representing Pakistan, Mian Nasser Hayatt Maggo, FPCCI President and Chairman SCO Business Council Pakistan addressed the board meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Business Council held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meeting was attended by the Presidents/Chairmen of all members countries including India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, China, Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, said FPCCI statement here […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar Thursday said that steps were being taken on priority for expansion of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector and the new SME policy would give a boost to businesses for further growth. The minister said this during a meeting with Governor Sindh, Imran Ismail […]
Read MoreKARACHI: The Central Vice President PTI and leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has emerged as a leader of international stature who is promoting positive image of sovereign and independent Pakistan across the world. Haleem Adil Sheikh, in a statement issued here on Thursday, reproved […]
Read MoreKARACHI: It is well said that prevention is better than cure and same stands true for the most infectious and dominant strain of Covid -the Delta strain presently registered in most parts of the world including Pakistan, largely due to community spread. Amid surging positivity ratio, vaccination along with simple preventive measures may help counter […]
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