LAHORE: Unchecked crop residue burning, smoke emitted from vehicles and mills, and improper management by the provincial government, land millions of Punjab residents in real trouble when smog engulfs vast tracts of the province.Known as a mixture of a…
PCMEA welcomes multimodal corridor for Afghanistan
LAHORE:Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) on Sunday welcomed the government’s decision to allow the delivery of goods by air between the Afghanistan and Pakistan.Welcoming the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) notification in …
Wheat inspection vital to protect crop from side effects of weeds
LAHORE:The Punjab Agriculture department has advised the wheat growers to ensure proper inspection of the crop to protect crop from side effects of weeds.A spokesman for the department said on Sunday that weeds could be removed through implementing dif…
Farmers must avoid manual handling of vegetables: Agri dept
LAHORE:The Punjab Agriculture department has advised the growers not to carry out manual handling of vegetables as it is an inappropriate method which ultimately harms the vegetables.A spokesman for the department said on Sunday that vegetable growers …
US Senator Ms. Kesha Ram Hinsdale visits Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram
LAHORE:US Senator Ms. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, accompanied by her spouse, visited the Samadhi of her great grand father Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram here on Sunday.She was given a very warm welcome at an elegantly decorated venue by officials of Evacuee Trust …
‘Political confrontation no solution to economic problems’
LAHORE:Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF), President Mian Usman Zulfiqar said on Sunday that politics of confrontation and protest had never been a solution to economic problems and development of a country and prosperity of its people.Mian Usman, while c…
CM message on World Children’s Day
LAHORE:Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said Sunday that the children are the flowers of heaven.In his special message on the International Protection of Children’s Rights Day, he said that the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) had dealt a…
CM meets Honorary Consul General of Pakistan in America Shahid Ahmed Khan
LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi met with the Honorary Consul General of Pakistan in America Shahid Ahmed Khan at his office here on Sunday, in which matters pertaining to mutual interest and investment possibilities came under discus…