Police drive against professional beggars underway, 55 held

RAWALPINDI:The Rawalpindi Police, in its crackdowns on professional beggars, arrested 55 beggars to discourage the menace of begging and avoid risk of road accidents due to jaywalking of tramps.   On the directives of the in-charge Beggars Squad, along with their respective teams, took action against the professional beggars, and detained them in different police […]

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CIBEA award scholarships to CAS energy’s students

PESHAWAR:The Center for Industrial and Building Energy Audit (CIBEA), a spinoff company at the Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (CAS-E), University of Engineering Technology (UET) Peshawar awarded two merit-based scholarships to the engineering students.   Director CIBEA Prof Dr M A Irfan gave away the scholarship cheque to the student Abdullah while Director Media […]

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SECP registers 1,906 new companies in May 2022

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,906 new companies in May 2022, raising the total number of registered companies to 169,919.   This shows an increase of 19% as compared to corresponding period last year.   Total capitalization (paid-up-capital) with regard to newly incorporated companies for the current month stood at […]

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All drains of Abbottabad city to be cleared before monsoon: Tariq Marwat

ABBOTTABAD:Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Tariq Salam Marwat said on Wednesday that cleaning of all drains inside the city and action against encroachers needed to be ensured. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting on cleaning drains and elimination of encroachments.   Issues related to cleaning of drains, alignment and elimination of encroachments were discussed […]

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Sherry Rehman to underline Pakistan’s growing climate vulnerability at Stockholm +50

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman will highlight the country’s rising climate vulnerability due to massive environmental degradation impacts at the international Stockholm +50 meeting to be jointly hosted by Sweden and Kenya.   The Federal Minister for Climate Change was in Sweden to attend the Stockholm +50 meeting held under the theme […]

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Accounts section, MD office of Pesco sealed for non-payment of property tax

PESHAWAR:Excise and Taxation Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sealed office of Managing Director (MD) Pesco and accounts section of the company for non-payment of property tax, said a official release issued here on Wednesday.   Excise authorities also sealed a bank situated on the premises of the company for failing to pay outstanding amount. The action […]

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