‘Pak-Turk-Kazakh Youth Forum on Biotech’ to be held in Sept

ISLAMABAD:Three-day `Pakistan-Turkey-Kazakhstan Youth Forum on Biotechnology’ will be arranged in the month of September with emphasis on increasing the share of Muslim countries in the biotechnology global market. The forum, to be held from September 13-15, is being sponsored by COMSTECH-the OIC Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) […]

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100pc redressal of complaints received on dengue portal target, says Sec Housing South

MULTAN:Anti-dengue week was underway in effective way on the directions of Punjab government, Anti-dengue teams have started checking at homes and commercial places across the district. A meeting chaired by Secretary Housing South Punjab Javed Akhtar Mahmood was held to review arrangements regarding dengue here on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Tahir Wattoo and heads of district […]

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PM departs for Islamabad concluding two-day Qatar visit

DOHA:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday departed here for Islamabad after concluding his two-day official visit to Qatar. On the invitation of Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, this was the prime minister’s first visit to the country since assuming office in April 2022. The prime minister and his delegation were seen […]

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PFA seizes 1125 kg prohibited salt, FIR registered against owners

MULTAN:Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has raided and seized a large consignment of prohibited Chinese salt from Mumtazabad area Multan. The PFA team recovered 1125 kg of Chinese salt from Jilani Foods packing unit. The team also got registered an FIR against the spice unit owners at Mumtazabad police station. The operation was carried out under […]

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Indian economy gives conflicting signs of recovery: Bloomberg

ISLAMABAD:India’s business and consumption activity showed conflicting signs of recovery in July as elevated inflation, rising borrowing costs and fears of a global slowdown weighed on country’s economy. Demand for Indian goods and services softened, a cross-section of high-frequency indicators compiled by Bloomberg News showed. The needle on a dial measuring so-called animal spirits, however, […]

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Authorities concerned directed to speed up rescue, relief efforts in flood affected areas

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:Federal Minister for Communications Maulana Asad Mehmood has directed the authorities concerned to speed up relief and rescue efforts in flood affected areas of Tank which is currently within the grip of prolonged spell of torrential monsoon rains. He directed the district administration and rescue officials to further accelerate rescue and relief operations […]

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PM cancels London visits considering flood situation in country

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday while considering the flood situation in the country, cancelled his visit to London where he planned to go to inquire after his ailing granddaughter. Earlier, the prime minister intended to fly to London after his two-day official visit to Qatar, but he decided to travel back to Islamabad to […]

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