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Lahore: The Services and General Administration Department (S and GAD) department will auction vehicles in Lahore on January 15.
S and GAD sources said that 65 old vehicles will be auctioned in the provincial capital on January 15, however, this auction will be held at the Civil Defense Office.
As many as 21 motorcycles will be auctioned and the vehicles will be inspected on January 13 and 14.
Cultus Suzuki and Corolla vehicles have been kept among the old vehicles, the sources said.
Dera ismail khan: The field operation of Pakistan's 7th Agriculture Census has been launched in the district and will continue until February 10, 2025.
Assistant Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Muhammad Fasih Ishaq Abassi who along with District Coordinator Muhammad Irfan, and Divisional Coordinator Omar Khan inaugurated the field operation of the census said the census was aimed at gathering accurate and reliable data for policymaking in the agricultural sector.
He said the agriculture census was the first integrated digital count in the country's history, which would also include large landowners and livestock holders.
The AC praised the efforts of all relevant departments and emphasized the importance of the census. He urged the enumerators to carry out their national duty with dedication to ensure the success of the census.
Under this program, 311 master trainers were trained in Islamabad, and at the district level, 6,500 agriculture census staff and 1,368 supervisors received training.
Agriculture contributes 24% to Pakistan's GDP, and nearly 40 million people are associated with this sector.
The country ranks 9th in the world for rice production, and the production of other key crops such as wheat, potatoes, and onions is also significant.
The agriculture census is expected to enhance the country's agricultural productivity and help reduce food scarcity.
This census will not only contribute to the improvement of the country's agriculture but also play a crucial role in addressing the issue of food scarcity.
Islamabad:: Islamabad Police's Kohsar station team arrested 21 individuals during a crackdown on illegal sheesha caf©s, seizing hookahs and flavored tobacco from their possession on Thursday.
A public relation officer told reporter that Islamabad Police intensified crackdown against the sheesha centers in order to eliminate this menace from the city.
In this regard, the Kohsar police station team apprehended 21 accused during the crackdown against sheesha cafes. Police team also recovered hookah and flavors from their possession. Cases were registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway.
DIG Syed Ali Raza said that the Islamabad Police is actively working to ensure the safety of citizens' lives and property, emphasizing that no elements will be allowed to disrupt citizens' peace. Protecting the lives, property, and dignity of citizens is the Islamabad Police's top priority, he added.
Rawalpindi: Police have arrested 13 illegal arms holders and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession during a crackdown.
According to police spokesman, Sadiqabad, Waris Khan, Race Course, Taxila, Saddar Wah, Pirwadhai, and Bani police rounded up 13 illegal arm holders namely Jahanzaib, Shawal, Shahid, Abdul Rehman, Faisal and others and recovered 11 pistols 30 bore, a 12 bore rifle and ammunition.
Police have registered separate cases against the accused and further investigation was in progress.
SSP Operations commended police teams and instructed to take strict action against those carrying illegal weapons.
Islamabad:: Pakistan Railways has earned an amount of Rs46 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 due to the organization's effective policies which reflects the institution's positive trajectory.
'The department has achieved a revenue of Rs46 billion in the first half of the fiscal year, marking an increase of Rs5 billion as compared to the same period last year,' an official in the Ministry of Railways told reporter.
As per the figure, he said Pakistan Railways has generated Rs24 billion from passenger trains and Rs16 billion from freight services while Rs6 billion was earned through land leases, coaching, and other sources.
To a question, the official said around 41.91 million passengers traveled by train during 2023-24 compared to 35.40 million in 2022-23 - an increase of 6.51 million in the annual count.
He said a total passenger earning in the fiscal year 2023-24 was Rs. 47.712 billion, exceeding the budgetary target by a margin of Rs. 8.712 billion. Besides, there is an increase in earnings by Rs. 13.799 billion as compared to the earnings of the previous financial year 2022-23.
The official said Pakistan Railways has made special arrangements to facilitate passengers at stations and in trains en-route including provision of state-of-the-art dining cars, mobile charging sockets in coaches, and provision of water dispensers in coaches to provide clean drinking water to passengers.
Besides this, the department has installed Ticket Vending Machines (TVM) for purchasing tickets, information counters to guide and facilitate passengers, digital display boards for the arrival and departure of trains, and provision of wheelchairs and ramps for disabled people.
To improve the punctuality of trains, he said Pakistan Railways is removing speed restrictions through special maintenance of track, the signaling system is being improved through computerized interlocking and installation of solar system, locomotive failures are being removed through timely maintenance, and new passenger coaches are being inducted.
Redressal of passenger complaints, he said the department has established a state-of-the-art call center under Railway Automated Booking and Travelling Assistance (RABTA), passengers can also lodge their complaints on Pakistan Railways' website, and complaint registers are also provided at stations and in trains so that the passengers can lodge their complaints.
'If a contractor is found selling substandard products, they are fined and issued a warning. Upon receiving three fines, the contractor's agreement with Pakistan Railways is terminated,' he added.
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Faisalabad: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) President Rehan Naseem Bharara said on Thursday that the government's economic transformation plan, Uraan Pakistan, would help the government achieve new economic targets in order to make Pakistan a trillion-dollar economy by 2035.
Welcoming the Uraan Pakistan in a statement here, he termed it a major breakthrough in economic stalemate by switching over from import dependence to export centric strategies which was must to get rid of poverty in addition to putting the country on road to progress and prosperity. He stressed the need for consultation with the business community to make the government's economic framework productive, result-oriented and sustained.
He said that direct involvement of the business community in policy formulation was must and with their input the government policies could be fine-tuned to yield better results within a minimum time frame.
Bharara said that there was no dearth of resources and we must take appropriate measures to fully exploit the untapped potential of different sectors.
He said that only five sectors had been identified as key economic drivers including IT, agriculture, export, mineral and mineral resources.
He underlined the importance of the textile sector and said that at least 16 subsectors of this value-added chain were still underutilized.
'If only one percent growth target is fixed for each segment starting from ginning, spinning, weaving, dyeing and calendaring up to finished garments, we could achieve a gross increase of 16% in only one year. Similarly the IT sector has unlimited potential but the government must ensure continuity of the policies in addition to providing a conducive business climate to get maximum share from this services sector', he added.
President FCCI said that the business community could play its key role in stabilizing the economy within a shortest possible time provided the government fulfilled its two basic fundamental responsibilities of providing consistent policies and conducive climate.