KARACHI:The induction ceremony of PNS Taimur, second of four Type 054-A/P multi role frigates was held at PN Dockyard, Karachi. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as chief guest, said a news release on Friday. The contract for four multi-role frigates (Type 054-A/P) for Pakistan Navy was signed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on August 25 for the combined consumption group, witnessed an increase of 1.83 percent as compared to the previous week. The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at 219.97 points against 216.02 points registered in the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday unanimously approved the Islamabad Capital Territory Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2022 presented by Senator Fawzia Arshad after detailed deliberation. The committee which met with Mohsin Aziz in the Chair discussed Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Addition of new Sections 52B, 512, 513 and 514 to PPC and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prominent Kashmiri academician and Registrar University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJK) Prof. Dr. Ayesha Sohail left for United States on Friday to attend Michigan State University’s Visiting International Professional Program for “Pakistan Women Leadership in Higher Education”. According to a press release, the program aimed to train women leaders in higher education to enhance […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:As many as 27 more patients were infected with the fatal dengue virus in the Rawalpindi district during the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 276. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood on Friday said that, among the new cases, 17 patients had arrived from Potohar Town […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner Imran Hamid Sheikh has allowed the use of an under-construction parking plaza outside Chiniot bazaar for motorcycles parking. The under-construction plaza has the capacity of parking 1500-2,000 motorcycles at a time. This will help resolve motorcycle parking issues in eight bazaars of Clock Tower Chowk especially Kutchehry Bazaar, which is a hub of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed no change in prices on Friday and was sold at Rs.147,100. The price of 10 gram 24 karat and 10 gram 22 karat also remained stagnant at Rs126,115 and Rs.115,605 respectively, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of per tola and ten gram silver […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that heavy rainfall in the catchments areas of River Swat and Kabul during past 24 hours resulted in very high flood situation in River Kabul and its tributaries. At present, River Swat (a tributary of River Kabul) was flowing in “very high flood” at Khwazakhela with water discharged […]
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