PCB announces match officials for domestic season 2022-23

LAHORE:Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Thursday its panels of match officials for the 2022-23 men’s domestic cricket season, which kicks-off with the National T20 on 30 August in Rawalpindi. The second leg of the event will run in Multan on 10-19 September. Former first-class cricketers Aaley Haider, who featured in 90 matches from 1993 to […]

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RCCI urges FBR to withdraw fixed tax on electricity bills

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Thursday urged the Federal Board of Revenue to withdraw the fixed tax imposed on commercial electricity bills. President RCCI Nadeem Rauf expressed these views during a meeting with Chairman FBR Dr Asim Ahmed. According to a statement, he said that tax imposed on electricity bills was indiscriminate and […]

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Covid-19 not taken seriously in Pakistan: Scholars

KARACHI:Official authorities facing problems in taking mitigation measures against Covid-19 due myths spreading among the masses regarding the coronavirus and its vaccinations. In such a scenario, there is a need to create awareness about Covid-19 as well as change the public’s perception at the grassroots level by educating them regarding coronavirus and its impact on […]

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SC seeks transcripts, relevant material against PTI leaders for inciting people against institutions

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the petitioner to submit transcripts and relevant material to establish that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders gave statements against state institutions. A two-member bench of the court comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi heard the case filed by Advocate Qosain Faisal. The petitioner had sought the court’s […]

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Admin Kemari directs officials to provide better facilities to mourners

KARACHI:Administrator district Kemari Faiz Muhammad Shaikh on Thursday directed the officials concerned to provide all possible facilities to the mourners during Muharram. He said this during inspection of the Imambargah and procession route in the Keamari zone, said a statement. He directed the officials on the spot that arrangements should be made as soon as […]

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Around 3,564 low cost housing units completed under NPHP: Senate told

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Law and Justice Shahadat Awan on Thursday informed the Senate that as many as 3,564 low cost housing units of Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) and 18,499 of Akhuwat Foundation have been completed under Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme (NPHP). During the question hour in the House, the minister said that around 150,712 […]

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Except Indus, all main rivers in normal flow: FFC

ISLAMABAD:The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) on Thursday said the Indus River was flowing in low-flood in its reaches Tuansa-Guddu and Guddu-Sukkur while all others including Jhelum, Chennab, Ravi & Sutlej were in normal flow condition. According to daily FFC report, the combined live storage of country’s three major reservoirs (Tarbela, Mangla & Chashma) is 7.063 […]

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