ITP fines several vehicles over wrong parking

ISLAMABAD: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 […]

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PSX stays bullish, gains 319 points to close at 42,861 points

ISLAMABAD: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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Life-saving skills training held at IUB

BAHAWALPUR:The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Scouts Group, Directorate of Students Affairs IUB, in collaboration with Rescue 1122 and Office of Occupational Safety and Health, IUB has conducted ‘Scouts Life-Saving Skills’ training for the ‘Hamdam Badge’ .   The chief organiser of the training, in which over 50 students participated, was Associate Lecturer, Department of Geography […]

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Experts call for a strong policy framework to promote electric vehicles

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan needs to strengthen its policy framework to promote electric vehicles, which are not only environment-friendly but also it will reduce the country’s dependency on fossil fuels.   In the webinar on ‘Market preparedness and Policy Support for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Pakistan’ during keynote address, Prof. Dr Naveed Arshad, Lahore University of Management Sciences […]

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FDE announces summer vacations from June 6 to July 31

ISLAMABAD:Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Friday announced summer vacations for all public sector educational institutions of federal capital starting from June 06 till August 31 (for students only).   In a notification, FDE directed to All Heads of Institutions (HoIs) Islamabad Model School/Colleges (Boys/Girls) Urban and Rural Areas, Islamabad that schools/colleges will reopen on 01-08-2022 […]

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Fig production to be enhanced under Pak-China agricultural cooperation: Eric Fang

BEIJING:Compared with traditional crops, fig, as an emerging cash crop, can obviously play a greater role in promoting farmers’ income.   “At present, a small-scale fig soil environmental improvement experiment has achieved remarkable results,” said Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Shar, Researcher of Yangling Fig Research Institute in China.   His viewpoint was echoed by Eric Fang, […]

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Senior Lawyer Naeem Butt condemns life imprisonment of Yasin Malik

PESHAWAR:Senior Lawyer Naeem Butt on Friday strongly condemned life imprisonment to leader of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik by Indian court and urged Pakistan government and opposition parties to jointly raise voice against the unjust decision of Indian court.   In a statement issued here, he said that Pakistan should have to play […]

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