Four coaches of Lahore bound train derail near Karachi Cantt. Station

KARACHI:Four coaches of 15 Up Karachi Express were derailed near Karachi Cantt. Station soon after the train departed for Lahore on Monday.   According to spokesman for Railways, the Lahore bound train’s four coaches including two economy, 1 AC Standard and 1 AC Sleeper derailed near Karachi Cantt. Station when the train was running at […]

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Business conference aims at meaningful dialogue on economy: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said a day-long, meaningful and substantive dialogue would be held on Tuesday bringing together leaders from agriculture, information technology, textile, manufacturing and many other business sectors.   The minister, in a tweet using hashing of “PMBusinessconfernce”, said the main objective of the meeting would be to […]

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Political harmony must to overcome economic challenges : Asfandyar

PESHAWAR:Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan on Monday stressed the need of collective wisdom, consensus and political harmony to solve economic and other problems of the country.   In a statement, he said that initiative taken by the Prime Minister to solve the problems is a positive step.   He said that a […]

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ACs visit markets to check availability of subsidized atta

RAWALPINDI:Assistant Commissioners (ACs) Rawalpindi Cantonment and City areas on the directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Tahir Farooq on Monday visited city markets to check availability of subsidized flour in the open market.   According to district administration spokesman, AC Cantt found discrepancies between supply report and stock received at retail points of Rawalpindi Flour […]

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CS Sindh for initiating province wide crackdown against profiteers, hoarders

KARACHI:Chief Secretary Sindh, Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Monday, directed all the divisional commissioners to take stern action against profiteers and hoarders for ensuring compliance of government rates.   He, while chairing a meeting regarding measures for price control of essential commodities in the province here, also instructed commissioner Karachi to take proactive measures to control […]

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Karachi wins 7th Inter Divisional Women’s Softball Championship

KARACHI:Karachi softball team defeated Hyderabad by 8 runs to win 7th Inter Divisional Women’s Softball Championship.   In the final played at Public School Hyderabad under the auspices of Sindh Softball Association (SSA), defending champions Karachi beat Hyderabad in all three disciplines of the game with their excellent performances.   In the final, Hyderabad scored […]

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Ahsan Iqbal calls on Baligh-ur-Rehman

LAHORE:Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman and discussed issues related to higher education, development projects and budget during a meeting ta the Governor’s House, here on Monday.   Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal also congratulated Baligh-ur-Rehman on assuming the office of governor and expressed his best wishes. […]

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‘Facilitation cell to be established in DC Office’

FAISALABAD:Facilitation cell will be established in Deputy Commissioner Office to resolve the problems of taxpayers in a dignified and on top priority basis, said Deputy Commissioner Lieutenant (Retired) Sohail Ashraf.   Addressing a gathering of the business community in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), he appreciated the role of taxpayers and said that […]

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