SARGODHA:The district administration Monday recovered 6,100 bags of wheat and 400 bags of urea fertilizer during a crackdown on hoarders in the district. According to a spokesperson for the district administration, a joint operation of Special Branch and Agriculture Department, headed by Assistant Commissioner Azeem Shaukat Awan, acting on a tip-off, recovered wheat and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has so far digitized over 100,000 pages in its e-library available on the website, enabling readers online access to the content in various languages. PAL was about to reach a milestone by digitalising and uploading up to 500 books in its e-library by the end of this month, its […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:State Minister for Energy Muhammad Hashim Notezai on Monday informed the National Assembly that the government is taking steps to complete 3200 megawatt electricity projects to reduce load-shedding in the country. Responding to a calling attention notice regarding heavy load-shedding in different cities of Sindh, he said, unfortunately, the previous government delayed three power […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Health experts on Monday advised the citizens to ensure taking special preventive measures to protect them, especially children from heat-related illnesses in the ongoing high temperature wave. According to them, parents and teachers must have measures in place to prepare for and manage the risks associated with extremely hot weather as children and young […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:A meeting of the District Price Control Committee was held in the Committee Room of Deputy Commissioner office under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Irfan Ali Kathia on Monday. The meeting reviewed the availability and selling of fertilizers and food items at fixed rates. Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Shahid Imran Marth, Additional Deputy […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for June 21 on a petition challenging its decision of delaying a notification of new MPAs on five reserved seats of the Punjab Assembly till the by-polls on 20 general seats. The court also issued notices to the […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD: The Summer Sports Festival got under way at Kunj Football Stadium Abbottabad under the aegis of district administration and District Sports Officer on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Tariq Salam Marwat and former Director Sports Tariq Mehmood inaugurated the event with recitation from Holy Quran and gymnastics display. In the tug of war, Abbottabad […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 262.33 points, with a positive change of 0.63 percent, closing at 41,577.21 points against 41,314.88 points on the last working day. A total of 189,245,419 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 225,392,739 shares the […]
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