”Cityscape of Lahore” painting competition concludes

LAHORE:Lahore Arts Council (LAC) on Thursday organized a prize distribution ceremony of painting competition titled “Cityscape of Lahore” here at Alhamra Art Museum, Cultural Complex Gaddafi Stadium. The LAC Executive Director Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi and Deputy Director Cultural Complex Naveed-ul-Hassan Bukhari distributed prizes among the winners. Around 85 artists across the country took part in […]

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Federal Ombudsman constitutes committee to solve problems of pensioners

ISLAMABAD:The Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi on Thursday took cognizance of complaints against delay in disbursement of Pension by AGPR by different ministries, constituted a monitoring committee under the headship of Muhammad Ayub Tarin, Senior Advisor and former Additional Auditor General to evaluate the implementation status of pension reforms and to figure out as to […]

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WCLA sign MOU with Jumhoori Publications

LAHORE:The Walled City of Lahore Authority ( WCLA ) Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Jumhoori Publications. The agreement aims at promoting book reading through book fairs and festivals, said a press release issued here on Thursday. Under the agreement, Jumhoori Publications will organise monthly book fairs at Wazir Khan Chowk. The […]

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Khalsa Janam Din, Besakhi Mela celebrations conclude

LAHORE:Festivities of the Sikh religion including the 323rd Khalsa Janam Din and Besakhi Mela concluded at Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassan Abdal on Thursday. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Evacuee Trust Property Board Chairman Dr Amir Ahmad had issued messages of congratulations to the Sikh community on the occasion. The Sikh yatrees from all-over the world including […]

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Chinese company to establish model for seed cooperation with Pakistani partner

BEIJING:Chinese seed company is looking forward to establishing a technology transfer-product process-export model for seed cooperation with Pakistani partners. “Under this model, we grow crops in Pakistan utilizing Chinese technology together with local companies and then sell the processed products back to China”, said Zhou Xusheng from Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Co., Ltd in an […]

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Admin imposes Rs 213,500 fines on profiteers

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi District Administration conducted 1531 raids in seven tehsils of the district to check profiteering during last 24 hours and imposed Rs 213,500 fines on rules violators while 14 shops were sealed besides netting six violators. According to a district administration spokesman, strict action in accordance with the law was being taken against profiteers […]

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