FBR staff deployed at Sargodha, Khushab crushers By: Agencies on January 5, 2024The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed Section 40-B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, to post staff on the business premises of stone crushers in district Sargodha and coal mines in district Khushab. Both sectors are generating huge economic activity in the region by supplying crushed stone and coal throughout the country. However, […]
Made-in-Pakistan brands need an incentive policy to grow: FBATI President By: pr on January 5, 2024The banking regulator should introduce a low-cost financing scheme under an incentivized policy to support the expansion of made-in-Pakistan brands for substituting the inflows of imported foreign products. said President Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industry (FBATI) Syed Raza Hussain. Discouraging the consumption of foreign brands is always on the national agenda of […]
CM approves Punjab hospital upgrades By: Agencies on January 5, 2024Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presided over an important meeting addressing the upgradation of hospitals. The meeting concluded with the decision to procure new modern equipment, beds, and essential furniture for upgraded hospitals across Punjab. The chief minister granted approval for the acquisition of modern equipment, beds, and furniture.The upgraded hospitals in Punjab are set […]
South Punjab Secretariat making progress towards achieving development goals: ACS By: APP on January 2, 2024Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Capt Retd Saqib Zafar said on Monday that the South Punjab Secretariat was making significant strides towards its established goals. During a review meeting on Monday, Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab, Capt. (retd) Saqib Zafar, directed the completion of all schemes according to their timelines. A substantial allocation of Rs […]
Famous poet Syed Zamir Jafri remembered on birth anniversary By: APP on January 2, 2024Famous poet Syed Zamir Jafri was remembered on his birth anniversary here on Monday. Born at Chak Abdul Khaliq, Jhelum, on January 1, 1918, Zamir Jafri became famous for his humorous Urdu poetry. He also wrote humorous columns in the newspapers and periodicals. He wrote dozens of books in Urdu, including ‘Aag Ik Tara’, ‘Sar […]
Sialkot Rescue 1122 received 239,065 calls last year By: APP on January 2, 2024District Emergency Officer (DEO) Engineer Naveed Iqbal presented the annual performance report of Rescue 1122 Sialkot. According to the Rescue 1122 spokesperson, District Emergency Officer (DEO) Engineer Naveed Iqbal held a meeting to review the annual performance of the Rescue at Rescue Central Station Sialkot, Kutchery Road. The meeting was attended by Emergency Officer Irfan […]
ANF recovers over 2 tons drugs in 10 operations By: APP on January 2, 2024The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), while conducting 10 operations across the country, managed to recover over 2 tons of drugs and arrest three accused, including a woman, said an ANF Headquarters spokesman here on Monday. He said that 1.5 kg of ice was recovered from a Bahrain-bound passenger on Flight No. GF-0791 at Faisalabad Airport. 100 […]
David Warner bids farewell to ODI after stepping away from Test cricket By: Web Desk on January 1, 2024Australian cricket stalwart David Warner has officially declared his retirement from one-day international (ODI) cricket, capping off an illustrious career that saw him as a key figure in both Test and limited-overs formats. The 37-year-old, renowned for his explosive batting, will play his 112th and final Test match this week, having amassed an impressive 8,695 […]
Leishmaniasis – a skin disfiguring infection surging in KP By: APP on January 1, 2024Covering herself from head to toe in a traditional dark brown coloured burqa (veil), Aasia, a young lady in early thirties, exhibited hesitance in exposing her disfigured cheek to medics for examination at dermatology ward of Ghalania Headquarters Hospital of Mohmand District of Khyber Pakhtunkwa. Her reluctance to compliance of medical staff requests reflected emotional […]
IGP releases Rs875,000 for health welfare of police force By: Agencies on December 31, 2023Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar is ensuring regular measures for the health welfare of police employees, in continuation of which, Dr. Usman Anwar has released an additional nearly one million rupees for the treatment of police employees of various districts including Lahore. According to the details, Lahore Police constable Farhan Faiz was given […]