Over-profiteering triggers price-hike by 30 to 40 percent in twin cities

ISLAMABAD:Owing to over-profiting and gap in supply and demand during the holy month of Ramzan, the prices of essential commodities, including vegetables and fruits have witnessed sharp hike of 30 to 40 percent in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. A market survey conducted by reporter here on Wednesday,showed that prices of various food items […]

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President’s Secretariat asks Election Commission to propose dates for general elections

ISLAMABAD: The President’s Secretariat has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to propose dates for the next general elections, which will be held within 90 days following the dissolution of the National Assembly, the President House said Wednesday. “In a letter dated April 5, 2022 addressed to ECP, the President’s Secretariat asked to propose […]

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Lucky cement launches graduate, post-graduate scholarship program for students of Lakki Marwat

ISLAMABAD: In continuation to support education in Pakistan and provide affordable education for the deserving students, Lucky Cement Limited has launched yet another scholarship program for the youth of District Lakki Marwat. Under this program, eligible students can apply for graduate and post-graduate scholarships programs. The Company will cover the tuition fee expense of the […]

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PDMA asked to chalk out plan to meet with emergencies in summer

PESHAWAR:Commissioner Hazara division Syed Zahir ul Islam Wednesday asked the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to chalk out a comprehensive plan well before time to cope with emergencies due to floods and glacier outburst in extreme summer. Presiding over a meeting here to review the preparedness of PDMA for summer, he said that all available […]

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”Putli Tamasha” held for creating awareness about rapid population growth

RAWALPINDI:To raise awareness about the hazards of population explosion, the Population Welfare Department (PWD) Rawalpindi organized the Rafi Peer theaters (Putli Tamasha) in all tehsils of the district. District officer PWD, Ms Sheery Sukhan, said that theaters were held in Tehsil Murree, Taxila, Kotli Sattian, Kahutta and tehsil Gujar Khan intends to mobilize the population […]

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Senior hurriyat leader arrested from Bandipore

ISLAMABAD:Local forces arrested a senior Hurriyat leader, Abdul Samad Inqilabi from Bandipora district, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK),. According to reporter, the Hurriyat leader was arrested during a house raid by Indian police in Sumbal area of the district. Talking to media men, Samad Inqilabi’s family members said that he was arrested […]

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Pakistan takes several transportation initiatives during the last decade: Dr. Jehanzeb

ISLAMABAD:Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Dr Jehanzeb Khan on Wednesday stated that Pakistan has taken several transportation initiatives during the last decade including Lahore Orange Line, Karachi Green Line, Peshawar BRT while Karachi Circular Railways has been recently approved. He was virtually speaking at the forum Asia and Pacific Transport Forum 2022 organized by Asian Development […]

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