Day: February 1, 2022

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Monday said Pakistan was focusing on the optimal utilization of its geo-economic location to attract foreign investment as well as advance the goals of national economic development. The president, in a meeting here with a delegation of the American Business Forum (ABF), led by its President Vaseem Anvar, said Pakistan had […]

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs 850 and was sold at Rs 125,250 on Monday against its sale at Rs126,100 in the local market the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs728 to Rs 107,382 from Rs 108,110 whereas that of […]

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) has sought Rs3.12 per unit increase in power tariff for December 2021 under monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) mechanism. According to the petition submitted to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), the CPPA-G maintained that actual cost remained Rs8.65 per unit against the reference fuel charges of Rs5.534 […]

ISLAMABAD:Cold wave would grip the upper parts of the country during the next 24 hours, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. A shallow westerly was also present over northern parts. “Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most plain areas […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed, Fakhar Imam on Monday expressed grave concerns over the criminal silence of international community on the gross human rights violations by the occupation forces in India Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Addressing an event organized by Human Rights Council Pakistan, he called upon the civilized […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Monday said that Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway to be built under public private partnership model would open news avenues of development for Northern and Central Punjab. In a tweet, he said that the people living in 42 National Assembly constituencies will benefit from this project. The minister […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday took PPP leadership to the task and said their top leaders should have owned the fiasco in the upper house during major legislation. “Yousuf Raza Gilani is a noble man. Bilawal and Zardari should have resigned on whose instructions senators did not appear [in the […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Monday said that the Prime Minister did not approve the summery to increase petrol and diesel by Rs 11 and Rs 14 per litre respectively. The PM said that oil prices were increasing due to high inflation across the globe but the […]