Rupee sees slight recovery against US dollar on April 27, 2024The Rupee on Friday gained 10 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 278.38 against the previous day’s closing of Rs278.48. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 277.25 and Rs 279.8 […]
Kitchen items’ prices ease as weekly inflation falls by 1.1% on April 27, 2024The weekly inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), witnessed a decrease of 1.10 per cent for the combined consumption groups during the week ended on April 25, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was […]
Machinery equipment assembling grew by 70.98% in 8 months on April 27, 2024Manufacturing of machinery and equipment in the country during the first 08 months of the current financial year grew by 70.98 per cent as compared to the manufacturing of the corresponding period of the last year. During the period from July-February, 2023-24 tractors assembling grew by 68.57 per cent as compared to the assembling of […]
Opponents must compete with Punjab CM on the basis of performance: Azma Bukhari on April 27, 2024Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari has said that opponents should compete with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on the basis of performance instead of using inappropriate language. She said this while reacting to a statement of Barrister Saif here on Friday. Azma Bukhari said that the ‘Fitna’ party was matchless in telling lies and using […]
Jashn-e-Baharan festival rescheduled for first week of May on April 27, 2024Rawalpindi Jashn-e-Baharan festival scheduled to be held from April 26 to 28, has been postponed due to heavy rain forecast. According to a Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi spokesperson, the authority was finalizing all the arrangements for the Jashn-e-Baharan festival, scheduled to be held from April 26, Friday to April 28, Sunday at Allama […]
ISSI holds in-house session on elections in India on April 27, 2024The India Study Centre (ISC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) on Friday organized an in-house session on the on-going 18th Lok Sabha elections in India. The event was attended by diplomats, academics, practitioners, and researchers of various Islamabad-based think-tanks. The participants exchanged views on the length and breadth of the 7-phase electroal […]
Anti-polio campaign launched in KP on April 27, 2024Provincial Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah inaugurated the anti-polio vaccination campaign on Friday by administering polio drops to children in Peshawar. Over 4.423 million children will be vaccinated in the campaign, which will be carried out in two phases. The first phase runs from April 29 to May 3, covering 14 complete districts and […]
ECP notifies April 21 bye-elections winners on April 27, 2024The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday issued notifications declaring the victorious candidates of the bye-elections conducted on April 21. The notification declares the winners from Punjab as follows: PP-22 Chakwal-cum-Talagang: Falak Sher Awan of PML-N PP-36 Wazirabad-II: Adnan Afzal Chatta of PML-N PP-54 Narowal-I: Ahmad Iqbal Chaudhary of PML-N PP-93 Bhakkar-V: Saeed Akbar Khan […]
AIOU extends admission deadline till May 15 on April 27, 2024The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the date of admissions for the second phase of Semester Spring 2024 till May 15 with late fee charges. Director Admissions, while giving a briefing to the Vice Chancellor on the ongoing admissions here Friday, said that the students have requested to extend the deadline. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. […]
NAB Lahore holds open court, promises compensations for victims on April 27, 2024The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore held its monthly open court here on Friday, addressing the grievances of over 350 affected individuals. Lahore NAB Director-General Amjad Majeed Aulakh personally listened to all the complainants and provided appropriate directions on-the-spot. The victims of Prime Zone, Palm Vista Housing, Al-Rehman Garden, Khayaban-e-Amin Housing Society, and Lasani Chicks, […]