Peshawar district admin releases price list of commodities

PESHAWAR: District administration here on Monday released a price list of various commodities and directed traders to ensure its display in visible places.   In a statement along with price list issued by Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah Khan, the per kg rate for chicken broiler was Rs306, and the rates of vegetables per kilogram are; potato […]

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Rains, gusty winds predicted for scattered KP places

PESHAWAR: Regional Meteorological Centre Peshawar on Monday predicted that mainly partly cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours.   However, rain associated with gusty winds is likely to occur at scattered places in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Shangla, Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Swat, Malakand, […]

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Ch Hassan wins traditional games Tent Pegging title

PESHAWAR: Riding on his horse “Much Much More” Chaudhry Hassan Mahmood of Al-Sheikh Club grabbed gold medal in the traditional games ‘Tent Pegging’ played at Jati Pend village, Khag, Haripur district on Monday.   MNA Umar Ayub Khan formally inaugurated the contests with more than 251 horse riders from almost all 29 clubs across the […]

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All schools to get CPR curriculum for first-aid soon: Salman Sufi

ISLAMABAD: Head of Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi on Monday said that government under the direction of PM Shehbaz Sharif would soon add Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in school’s curriculum through which students would learn life saving first-aid skills.   The health department in collaboration with the education and other concerned departments would work on a […]

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Pakistan succeeds to enter USA cement market, 50, 000 tons ready to ship

KARACHI: DG Khan Cement Company Limited (DGKCC), a subsidiary of Nishat Group of Industries has become the first Pakistani company exporting cement to the United States, starting with a shipment of 50, 000 tones of low alkali cement which is scheduled to leave Karachi Port for the USA on Tuesday.   Director Marketing of DGKCC […]

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Constructions on seven illegal towns demolished

KHANEWAL: District administration demolished constructions on seven housing colonies illegally established on agriculture land without legal permission during a crackdown launched across the district on Monday.   In line with special directives of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shahid Fareed, the Chief Officer District Council Muhammad Hussain Bungish along with team launched a crackdown against illegal […]

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Poor to get subsidy on five essential items through Utility Stores: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday decided in principle to provide subsidy on five essential items, including wheat flour, sugar, ghee/edible oil, pulses and rice for the poor and backward segments during the next fiscal year.   The said subsidy, a major relief for the poor and backward segments, would be provided across the […]

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