ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) on Tuesday revealed that average revenue of street vendors is Rs 114,708, 29% of which is profit. Formal markets also get a positive spill-over effect from the traffic attracted by the street vendors. The study recommends that strong linkages are necessary for substantial gains, said a press release […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday dismissed a petition, filed for removing sections of Anti-Terrorism Act in Priyantha Kumara murder case. A division bench, headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, heard the petition, filed by an accused, Muhammad Taimoor. The petitioner’s counsel argued before the court that the police had registered a case against his […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Public Health Engineer (PHE) Executive Engineer Syed Jamil Ahmed on Tuesday said that 76 tube wells of the department and 166 tube wells of community were working for the supply of water to the citizens of Quetta. While talking to reporters, he said that the department was taking action against illegal tube wells on complaints […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Pak Mission Society (PMS) organized the first-ever Christian Women Entrepreneurs conference to celebrate achievements of women entrepreneurs, acknowledge their contributions to the economy amid Covid-19 pandemic and provide them with the opportunity to network with governmental and non-governmental organizations. Speaking at the conference titled “Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs Resilience and Contributions amid Pandemic” at a local […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Provincial Ministers and Members of Provincial Assembly met Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in his office here on Tuesday and discussed the political situation. Usman Buzdar said he was a loyalist to the prime minister who had diligently worked for the public welfare and burnt the midnight oil to come up to the […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Tuesday that he had tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan as the post was a trust of the people as well as the prime minister. He said that he had resigned in the larger interest of the country and the party, says a news […]
Read MoreWELLINGTON, March 29 (Xinhua/APP):New Zealand reported 17,148 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. There are also 34 new deaths from COVID-19 in the country, the highest daily fatality number reported by the ministry. Among the new community infections, 2,899 were recorded in the largest city Auckland. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Religious scholars and Ulema on Tuesday proposed to ban anchorpersons, not well-versed with Islamic tenets, during the special transmission of Ramazan in a bid to avoid controversies. In a meeting with Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Minister Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, they also expressed profound concerns about some unethical programmes telecast in the holy month of […]
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