14 dead, 1,103 injured in Punjab road accidents

Lahore: At least 14 people were killed and 1,103 injured in 1,069 road accidents in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.

As many as 475 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 614 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rscue medical teams.

The data analysis showed that 593 drivers, 41 underage drivers, 129 pedestrians, and 353 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes. The statistics showed that 228 accidents were reported in Lahore, which affected 235 people, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by Faisalabad with 87 accidents and 93 victims, and at third Gujranwala with 63 accidents and 61 victims.

According to the data, 878 motorbikes, 62 auto-rickshaws, 114 motorcars, 26 vans, 06 pas6senger buses, 44 truck and 80 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in these road traffic accidents.

PSX stays bullish, gains 111 more points


Islamabad:: The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 111.57 points, a positive change of 0.10 percent, closing at 117,119.66 points as compared to 117,008.08 points on the last trading day.



A total of 1,037,862,969 shares were traded during the day as compared to 956,274,456 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 46.570 billion against Rs.46.440 billion on the last trading day.



As many as 464 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 193 of them recorded gains and 225 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 46 companies remained unchanged.



The three top trading companies were Fauji Foods Limited with 89,478,727 shares at Rs 19.24 per share, WorldCall Telecom with 72,001,410 shares at Rs.1.79 per share and Telecard Limited with 61,073,411 shares at Rs.10.52 per share.



Hallmark Company Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.85.23 per share price, closing at Rs 1,091.40, whereas the runner-up was Excide Pakistan Limited with Rs 80.86 rise in its per share price to Rs.889.49.



Indus Motor Company Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 96.96 per share closing at Rs 2,036.49 followed by Sazgar Engineering Works Limited with Rs 29.34 decline to close at Rs.1,102.33.



ADC General chairs District Price Control Committee meeting


Sialkot: A meeting of the District Price Control Committee Sialkot was held at the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Office under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) General Ayub Bukhari.



Vice Chairman Khalid Butt, President Markazi Anjuman-e-Tajran Mehr Ghulam Mujtaba, General Secretary Sheikh Javed Haider, District Officer (DO) Industries/Secretary Price Committee Abdul Quddoos, AD Zeeshan Ahmed, Aqeel Kapoor, Malik Taj, Ashfaq Nazar, Chaudhry Khurram, Hafiz Naseer, Hina Noreen, Secretary Market Committee Malik Abdullah were also present on this occasion.



During the meeting, the prices of food items were reviewed in the meeting and recommendations for their new prices were compiled and sent to the District Controller of Prices.



DC inaugurates 7th Agricultural census in Musakhail

Quetta: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Musakhail Captain (retd) Jumma Dad Mandokhail on Thursday inaugurated the seventh agricultural census by cutting the ribbon of the district complex.

On the occasion, he said that the agricultural census was formally started in which a survey of crops, livestock, and agricultural machinery would be conducted.

The DC said that when the agricultural census representative comes to your doorstep, you must provide all the details because whenever a project is brought to any country, it is done according to these surveys.

He said that therefore, the more complete and detailed the survey, the better the country's statistics and planning would be made.

He said that farmers must cooperate with the agricultural census representative in providing your crop data, orchard data, land information, animal data, tractor and machinery data and prove that you are a responsible citizen.

DC inaugurates 7th Agricultural census in Musakhail

Quetta: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Musakhail Captain (retd) Jumma Dad Mandokhail on Thursday inaugurated the seventh agricultural census by cutting the ribbon of the district complex.

On the occasion, he said that the agricultural census was formally started in which a survey of crops, livestock, and agricultural machinery would be conducted.

The DC said that when the agricultural census representative comes to your doorstep, you must provide all the details because whenever a project is brought to any country, it is done according to these surveys.

He said that therefore, the more complete and detailed the survey, the better the country's statistics and planning would be made.

He said that farmers must cooperate with the agricultural census representative in providing your crop data, orchard data, land information, animal data, tractor and machinery data and prove that you are a responsible citizen.

DC inaugurates 7th Agricultural census in Musakhail

Quetta: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Musakhail Captain (retd) Jumma Dad Mandokhail on Thursday inaugurated the seventh agricultural census by cutting the ribbon of the district complex.

On the occasion, he said that the agricultural census was formally started in which a survey of crops, livestock, and agricultural machinery would be conducted.

The DC said that when the agricultural census representative comes to your doorstep, you must provide all the details because whenever a project is brought to any country, it is done according to these surveys.

He said that therefore, the more complete and detailed the survey, the better the country's statistics and planning would be made.

He said that farmers must cooperate with the agricultural census representative in providing your crop data, orchard data, land information, animal data, tractor and machinery data and prove that you are a responsible citizen.