LAHORE:The Punjab Agriculture Department has advised the paddy growers to use seeds of certified varieties to obtain good yield. A spokesman for the department said on Friday, “Farmers should sow paddy varieties [Moti] ARI 6, KS 282, KSK 133, Nayab ARI 9, Nayab 2013, KSK 434, Nabji GSR 6 and Nabji 5 till June […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on May 26 for the combined consumption group, witnessed a decrease of 0.26 percent as compared to the previous week. The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at 174.62 points against 175.08 points registered in […]
Read MoreLAHORE:A sessions court Friday handed down life imprisonment to former senior superintendent of police (SSP) Mufakhar Adeel in the murder case of former law officer Shahbaz Tatla. The court also imposed Rs 400,000 fine on the accused and ordered that the convict would have to undergo additional imprisonment if he failed to pay the […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Three more coronavirus cases had been reported during the last 24 hours, raising the district’s tally of confirmed cases to 46,611. According to new data issued by the District Health Authority here Friday, the total infected cases included 43,105 from Rawalpindi and 3,506 from other districts. Two had arrived from Potohar town and one from […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan has seized 2629.706 kg drugs, 400 Liters Acetic Anhydride Chemical & 180.006 kg suspected material worth US$ 423.798 million internationally, arrested 39 persons including a foreigner and impounded 13 vehicles while conducting 49 counter narcotics operations throughout the country. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, the seized drugs comprised […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Karachi has awarded 73 MPhil, and 36 PhD degrees in various disciplines. The KU acting Registrar Professor Dr. Maqsood Ali Ansari said that the ASRB in the meeting under the chairmanship of the KU’s acting Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Nasira Khatoon awarded these degrees, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Friday fined several vehicles over wrong parking to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the Federal Capital. The SSP (Traffic) directed all Zonal DSPs to ensure implementation on traffic laws through courteous attitude with citizens. He said that people should be treated politely and briefed them about traffic […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Friday, gaining 319.74 points, with a positive change of 0.75 percent, closing at 42,861.45 points against 42,541.71 points on the last working day. A total of 527,672,738 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 347,068,781 shares […]
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