Operation against illegal structures underway in Faisalabad on October 8, 2020On the orders of the Supreme Court, the Faisalabad Development Authority has started a grand operation against encroachments in the FDA-controlled housing colonies and commercial markets. In this connection, the anti-encroachment team inspected Nazimabad and found some residents and shopkeepers involved in illegal constructions outside their houses and shops. The violators were given a warning […]
Record police encounters fail to deter robbers in Faisalabad on October 7, 2020The city has witnessed record 83 police shootouts in the first nine months of this year which has marked the ever-high number in the history of Faisalabad. The last year saw 19 police shootouts during the same period. Despite the record number of encounters, criminals are ruling the roost with 40 to 45 reported incidents […]
More export orders, less cotton crop put textile sector in troubles on October 5, 2020Exporters across the country, including Faisalabad, are facing severe difficulties due to a shortage of cotton. The government’s cotton policy has reduced the country’s cotton production target from 14 million bales to 9 million bales. Due to the shortage of cotton yarn knitwear exports have fallen by 10.65 percent and garments exports by 13.74 percent […]
FCCI highlights the brewing cotton crisis in the country on October 2, 2020Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) will continue its efforts to resolve the emerging challenges perpetrated due to the global slowdown and domestic volatility, said Engineer Hafiz Ihtasham Javed, FCCI president, in his maiden speech during the AGM of the FCCI on Thursday. He said that businesses are like life and are not static. […]