Governor Tessori intervenes in BIEK exam result dispute on January 4, 2025Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori on Friday took notice of students’ dissatisfaction over the results of examinations of Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) and sought a report from the Board’s Chairman. He told the officials concerned that the scrutiny of the examination results was inevitable and directed to address the reservations of girls […]
Terrorist commits suicide after sexual assault on January 4, 2025Abdul Kabir, a terrorist, committed suicide in Tarah Valley after sexual assault by his companions khawarij terrorists. The sources said the khawarij terrorists are involved in serious human rights violations adding that even their fellow terrorists are not safe from the sexual brutality and inhuman behavior of Khawarij. They said Abdul Kabir has affiliation with […]
Uraan Pakistan’ programme takes centre stage: Ahsan Iqbal on January 4, 2025Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that each and every project would be evaluated in line with the standards and targets, set under the ‘Uraan Pakistan’ programme to achieve sustainable economic growth before it became part of the Annual Development Plan ADP). “Uraan Pakistan is not fiction or […]
Short-term inflation falls by 0.26pc: PBS on January 4, 2025The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), went down by 0.26 percent for the combined consumption groups during the week ended on January 2, 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 recorded at […]
PSX stays bullish, gains 545 more points on January 4, 2025The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 545.26 more points, a positive change of 0.52 percent, closing at 105,104.34 points as compared to 104,559.07 points on the last trading day. A total of 1,749,316,877 shares were traded during the day as compared to 1,766,474,377 shares the previous […]
Rupee gains 8 paisa against dollar on January 4, 2025Pakistani rupee on Friday appreciated by 8 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs278.56 against the previous day’s closing of Rs278.64. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs278.35 and Rs 279.85 respectively. […]
Gold rates increase by Rs.2,200 per tola on January 4, 2025The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs.2,200 and was traded at Rs.276,900 on Friday against its sale at Rs.274,700 on the last trading day, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold increased by Rs.1,886 to Rs.237,397 from Rs. 235,511 whereas that of 10 […]
CDNS achieves Rs 700 bln savings target on January 4, 2025The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has realized a target of Rs 700 billion in fresh bonds and achieved 42.42 percent of the annual target for the first half of the current fiscal year, from July 1 to December 31st. The senior official of CDNS told APP on Friday that the CDNS has set […]
Joint body to tackle traders’ property tax grievances on January 4, 2025Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Department of Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decided to form a joint committee to address traders’ grievances about property tax and other issues. The decision came during an awareness/consultative session on property tax jointly organized by SCCI and Department of E&T Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Panel of experts to scrutinize quality of imported wheat on January 4, 2025KP Minister for Food Zahir Toru has said that the provincial government has constituted a committee comprising experts of microbiology, agriculture, food science and food safety to conduct further scrutiny of the quality of wheat imported from Ukraine and purchased from PASSCO by then caretaker government in 2023. Talking to media here on Friday, the […]