LAHORE:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government was ensuring the timely provision of loans for the employment of youth. He said thousands of the country’s capable youth were benefitting from the youth loan scheme recently launched by the government. The prime minister was talking to the founder of Akhuwat Foundation Amjad Saqib, […]
Read MoreBAJAUR: An uncle of former provincial minister Anwar Zaib Khan was killed in a firing that occurred in Tehsil Khar, here on Wednesday. The firing that took place in a house situated in village Nawe Kale, killed Khalil Khan and injured his grandson, Ejaz. Reason behind the incident was stated to be a family dispute. […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA) has demand continuity of subsidy on energy tariff for export-oriented textile industries in addition to withdrawal of import duty on coal to save this sector from a total collapse. In a statement on Wednesday, APTPMA Chairman Muhammad Pervez Lala said that withdrawal of subsidy on gas and electricity […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain in north Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and upper Punjab during the next 24 hours. According to the synoptic situation, a westerly wave was affecting the western and upper parts of the country. Cloudy weather with rain-wind/thunderstorm/hailstorm with gusty winds and snowfall over the hills is expected in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged the students to learn modern technology skills, including artificial intelligence, robotics and others. The president, in an interaction with a delegation of students from the Cadet College Kohat, said the students should also adopt the values like honesty and morality. Besides, they should also inculcate in them the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said public welfare and national progress were among the priorities of the federal government and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. The prime minister was talking to former members of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, a PM Office Media Wing press release said. Former MPAs, including Rana Mashhood, Aneeza Fatima, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Senate Committee on Narcotics Control Wednesday unanimously passed two Bills titled “Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill,2022” and “Control of Narcotics Substance (Amendment) Act,1997”. The meeting was chaired by Senator Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhary. The bill titled “Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was moved by Senator Mohsin Aziz. The mover said, that the […]
Read MoreLAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday granted protective bail to Musa Elahi, son of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, till February 15 in a case of attacking a local PML-N leader’s house in Gujrat. The single bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh heard the petition filed by Musa Elahi for […]
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