FAISALABAD:Anti-dengue week will be observed in the district from August 22-27. In this regard, an awareness seminar will be held at Metropolitan Corporation hall on August 22, under the aegis of district administration. Deputy Commissioner Imran Hamid Sheikh would be the chief guest. A walk will be arranged after the seminar. Awareness sessions would also […]
Read MoreD.I.KHAN:The district administration has postponed the anti-polio vaccination drive in second block of the district due to heavy rains and floods. While talking to reporter on Friday, Deputy District Health Officer Dr Hafiz Muhammad Gul Farooq Bhetani said, “We had to temporarily stop the second phase of the polio drive in Tehsil Daraban, Tehsil Kulachi […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Business community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had asked government to take pragmatic steps to revive sick and non-operational industrial units to boost up industrialization and create more job opportunities in the province. Traders demanded the State Bank of Pakistan to issue instructions to commercial banks to facilitate them and enhance the ratio of lending in the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Finance Ministry here on Friday rejected the news item published in a section of press claiming that government plans to present mini-budget for collection of Rs.80 billion revenue through ordinance. “The news is misleading and factually incorrect. There was no mention of imposition of Rs.80 billion new taxes even through promulgation of ordinance,” the […]
Read MoreBEIJING:Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the future communication between China and Pakistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be even closer and smoother and construction of the flagship project would achieve greatest results. “China understands the efforts of the Pakistanis side dedicated to integrating resources integrating efficiency and adjusting institutions. We believe that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The rumpus made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators on Friday forced the Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani to prorogue the session. After recitation of verses from the holy Quran, Opposition Leader in the Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem raised the issue of Dr Shahbaz Gill who is under trial due to unethical statement against the security […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:A man allegedly murdered his wife and father-in-law over domestic issues in Madina town police limits here on Friday. Police said that accused Usman Masih entered his in-laws’ home at chak 204-RB and opened indiscriminate fire. Resultantly, Fiza, 23, wife of accused Usman and her father Shamoon Masih, 60, sustained serious bullet injuries. A team […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs.200 on Friday and was sold at Rs.142,400 in the local market against its sale at Rs.142,600 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs.171 and was sold at Rs.122,085 against its sale at Rs. 122,257 […]
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