Cement sales likely to decline by 17-23pc MoM in April By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021The country’s cement sales in April are expected to clock-in at 3.8 to 4.1mn tons, down by 17-23 percent MoM but up by 45 to 55 percent YoY. The Local cement sales are likely to decline by 17-21 percent MoM due to long Eid holidays (7-8days), wherein four days local sales were zero and in […]
40 deaths, 424 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Punjab By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021LAHORE: As many as 424 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Punjab on Tuesday, while the pandemic has claimed 40 precious lives in merely 24 hours which has pushed the death toll to 10,039. Up to 311,649 patients have recovered so far in the province altogether. According to data shared by the spokesperson of […]
Malakand Division soon to be polio-free, predicts commissioner By: Adnan Bacha on June 1, 2021SWAT: A meeting was held at the Commissioner’s Office in Saidu Sharif under the chair of Commissioner Malakand Division, Syed Zaheerul Islam, to review the arrangements for a national anti-polio campaign in the same area. The meeting reviewed the steps taken for the upcoming anti-polio campaign, performance of districts and polio teams in the previous […]
Swat students test administration nerves with fierce protest against exams By: Adnan Bacha on June 1, 2021SWAT: Students protested against exams due to which main Saidu Sharif Road was blocked for several hours. Hundreds of students of Jahanzeb College, Degree College, and the Swat University in Mingora, staged a protest on Monday. The students marched from Saidu Sharif to Mingora Grassy Ground where the main road was blocked and a sit-in […]
Asian World Cup qualifiers moved from China to Sharjah By: AFP on June 1, 2021Several World Cup football qualifying matches scheduled to be played in China will be moved to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, after coronavirus infections in the Syria and Maldives teams, officials said Tuesday. Seven Asian qualifying Group A fixtures involving China, Syria, Maldives, the Philippines and Guam are affected, playing further havoc with the already heavily […]
KSE-100 index reaches near 4-year high By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on Tuesday with a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 316 points and is currently trading at 48,212 which is the highest level in the past 4 years. As the trading opened, the KSE-100 index surged by over 250 points taking the index to 48,100, which is […]
Afghan Jirga speaker appreciates Pakistan’s efforts for regional peace By: APP/ Web Desk on June 1, 2021Speaker of Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga, Rehman Rehmani on Monday appreciated Pakistan’s efforts and role for achieving lasting peace in the South Asian region. “Afghanistan values its fraternal relations with Pakistan and wants to further strengthen them,” Rehmani, who arrived here to attend a conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) along with […]
Big relief for salaried class in budget: Fawad By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that a very big relief is expected for salaried class in budget. بجٹ میں تنخواہ دار طبقے کو بڑا ریلیف ملے گا، ہمارے ہاں مہنگائ میں اضافہ تو ہوا ہے لیکن قوت خرید میں اضافہ بھی اسی شرح سے ہو رہا ہے جو خوش […]
PM Imran to visit Quetta, Ziarat today By: APP on June 1, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit Quetta and Ziarat on Tuesday. According to Prime Minister Office, he will also visit residency of the Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Command and Staff College Quetta.
Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate takes deep plunge By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate has taken deep plunge of 3.7 percent as National Command and Operation Centre on Tuesday.\ Statistics 1 June 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 47,633 Positive Cases: 1771 Positivity % : 3.71% Deaths : 71 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) June 1, 2021 71 deaths due to Covid-19 and one thousand seven […]