ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday called out the opposition for unjustified criticism on the increase of petroleum products’ prices in the country. He, in a tweet, said the opposition parties were criticizing the price hike in petroleum products but failed to provide an alternative which, he believed, was the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Thursday called upon the citrus growers to improve the quality of their produce through value addition and use of modern technology in a bid to capture the international market. Addressing here at the Citrus Show 2020, the president said quality packaging and preservation of citrus through cold chain logistics […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab Director General Goher Nafees Thursday said Rs1.33 million had been recovered from police constable Muhammad Adnan, head clerk Imran-Ullah and Jaffer Hussain. A case had been registered about misappropriation of funds at Maalkhana police, Jatoi. The police recovered the amount from the accused police officials and deposited it in the […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has reduced the price of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test of Covid-19, bringing it down to a maximum of Rs 4, 500. According to a letter issued here on Thursday, private hospitals, laboratories and their collection centres in the province have been directed to mention the names of […]
Read MoreLAHORE: British High Commission’s Representative for Punjab, Alex Ballinger visited Data Darbar, shrine of the saint Hazrat Ali bin Usman Al-Hajvery (RA), here on Thursday. He laid a floral wreath on the grave of the saint. Ballinger also held meeting with Punjab Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Syed Saeed-ul-Hassan Shah and Provincial Secretary Auqaf […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A district court in Islamabad on Thursday sent on14-day judicial remand, all 31 accused allegedly running brothel houses in the garb of saloons in a local housing society. The Lohi Bher police in a raid on five different saloons in a local housing society on late Wednesday night had arrested 31 persons and registered […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Price Control Magistrate Riaz Hussain Anjum got arrested two persons belonging to the administration of the Allied Hospital canteen on the charge of profiteering. A spokesman for the administration said on Thursday that the magistrate had received complaints that the canteen administration was overcharging the consumers. He visited the canteen and after verification of […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan Thursday said that mock exercises and emergency drills should be carried out regularly to check the security arrangements of Central Police Office and other sensitive police offices. According to police spokesperson on Thursday, the IGP stressed observance of all standard operating procedures (SOPs) during […]
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