ISLAMABAD:Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong on Tuesday said that Australia would provide $2 million in urgent humanitarian assistance in response to devastating floods in Pakistan. “I extend Australia’s deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and communities that have lost loved ones, and those whose lives and livelihoods have been affected,” she said in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs5100 on Tuesday and was sold at Rs.140,500 against its sale at Rs.145,600 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also declined by Rs.4,372 and was sold at Rs120,456 against Rs. 124,828 whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat decreased […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Tuesday, losing 309.08 points, a negative change of 0.73 percent, closing at 42,195.26 points against 42,504.34 points on the last working day. A total of 237,670,014 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 229,211,463 shares the previous day, […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Chief Executive Officer of the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) Engineer Bashir Ahmad will hold an E-court on facebook on Wednesday (August 31). A Fesco spokesman said on Tuesday that the open court would start at 2:30 pm and the chief would listen to complaints till 4:30pm. The consumers belonging to the region, including Faisalabad, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Exchange rate of the Pakistan rupee appreciated by Rs 1.79 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Tuesday and closed at Rs 220.12 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 221.91. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market were recorded […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Precious material was reduced to ashes when fire engulfed in a cotton factory in the limits of Sandal Bar police station. A spokesman said here on Tuesday that fire erupted in Bismillah Cotton Factory situated at Randhawa Chowk near Aminpur Bypass on Narwala Road due to short-circuiting. The fire engulfed the entire surroundings and burnt […]
Read MoreRAJANPUR:A youngster died of drowning in floodwater near Fazilpur in district Rajanpur. According to Rescue 1122, Muhammad Mujahid son of Abdul Khaliq, resident of Rana Faiz Street, was heading home after purchasing ration. When he was crossing a temporary bridge at Shahpur road, all of a sudden, he slipped and fell down into flood water. […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi district police, on the directives of City Police Officer, Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari have accelerated snap checking and search operations in different city areas to prevent crime. According to a police spokesman, teams were also checking vehicles, motorcycles, hotels and shops to arrest the lawbreakers and intensify the security of the city. Superintendents of […]
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