Pb govt to crackdown on hoarders, smugglers

LAHORE: The Punjab government will launch a crackdown involved in hoarding and smuggling of fertilizers and wheat. Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal has issued instructions to all deputy commissioners in this regard during a video-link meeting at the Civil Secretariat here on Tuesday. The chief secretary said that only declared stock would be permitted […]

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PAFC for waiving off taxes on imports of raw material

LAHORE: Pak-Afghan Facilitation Committee (PAFC) Tuesday demanded the government to waive off all duties and taxes including the sales tax on the import of raw merchandise from Afghanistan in order to boost exports of the country. Talking to the media here Tuesday, PAFC Chairman Riaz Ahmed and its members Abdul Latif Malik and Usman Ashraf […]

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UVAS arranges awareness seminar on e-commerce

LAHORE: The Business Incubation Centre of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with “Enablers” arranged an awareness seminar on ‘Business Opportunities through E-Commerce” here on Tuesday.   Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired the seminar while a well known e-Commerce expert Co-Founder Enablers Faisal Azhar as a guest speaker, […]

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Picturesque Multan stadium prepares to host Pak-WI ODI series

MULTAN: The picturesque Multan Cricket Stadium is undergoing multifaceted preparations to host Pakistan, West Indies One Day International (ODI) series from June 8, ending the international cricket drought south Punjab’s biggest metropolis had been facing for the last fourteen years.   The series was shifted from Rawalpindi to Multan due to unavoidable circumstances and Multanites […]

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PANAH holds walk to mark World No Tobacco Day

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH), in connection with the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), arranged a walk on Tuesday to raise awareness against the increasing use of tobacco products in the country.   PANAH General Secretary and Director Operations Sanaullah Ghumman led the walk attended by a large number of students and teachers from […]

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Motorway Police to launch a new campaign called ‘#NoMore’

ISLAMABAD: On the direction of Inspector General Khalid Mahmood, National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) will be launching a new campaign called ‘#NoMore’ which will inform the public about new initiatives and tools being deployed to ensure commuter safety and enforcement of the law.   A pilot project using technological innovations and an enforcement regime […]

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Integration of tobacco control in health, education, environment policy stressed

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar emphasized on sustainable tobacco control in Pakistan by integrating tobacco control in health, education, environment policies and development framework that will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets such as reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs).   The seminar was organized by local non-governmental organization Blue Veins in […]

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