CPEC-funded Iqbal Industrial City ready to run on April 6, 2021The first phase of the Allama Iqbal Industrial City, the first economic zone under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has been completed where more than ten companies have started setting up their industrial plants while a total area of more than 1,000 acres has been allotted. Expressing these views, the chairman of the Faisalabad Industrial […]
Value-added textile millers announce strike on April 4, 2021The All Pakistan Value Added Textile Association has announced closing down factories and setting up a strike camp at Chowk Ghanta Ghar from Thursday for not imposing an immediate ban on the export of cotton and cotton yarn. The announcement was made at a joint press conference held by the All Pakistan Value Added Textile […]
UK-Pakistan Business Council to explore trade opportunities on April 1, 2021A delegation of the UK-Pakistan Business Council (UK-PBC) will visit Pakistan in May to explore new opportunities for investment, said Mr Attaul Haq, UK-PBC chairman, during a meeting with Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) President Engineer Hafiz Ihtasham Javed in his office. he said that Faisalabad has a key position in the national […]
10 private hospitals allowed to vaccinate anti-coronavirus shots on March 31, 2021The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has allowed 10 private hospitals of Punjab to vaccinate frontline health workers and other interested persons against coronavirus. Among these hospitals also include Aziz Fatima Hospital Faisalabad (AFHF), said Mian Muhammad Adrees former President FPCCI. Addressing a function in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), he said that […]
Exports to US can reach $40-50bn on March 30, 2021Pakistan’s exports to the United States can be increased up to $40 to 50 billion. In this regard, the 11% duty imposed by the United States on Pakistani products will be abolished. This was said by Tahir Javed, a Pakistani-American who recently received a Sitara-e-Imtiaz from the President of Pakistan. He was addressing a lunch […]
Clerics urged to preach coronavirus SOPs on March 25, 2021The District Peace Committee meeting was held in the DC Office, which was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali, discussed the third wave of coronavirus here on Wednesday. He said that wards of government hospitals were nearly filled with patients and precautionary measures on SoPs were utmost necessary to defeat the virus. He appealed to […]
Clock Tower reminds the world of TB terror on March 24, 2021Faisalabad’s famous clock tower has been illuminated in red color to commemorate World Tuberculosis Day which depicts solidarity with the people suffering from TB. Under the arrangements of the district administration and district health authority, a simple symbolic ceremony was held regarding International Day to create awareness regarding the disease and draw attention to the […]
Insulin for diabetics not being supplied to public hospitals on March 22, 2021The supply of insulin for diabetics to the Allied and District Headquarters hospitals in Faisalabad has been stopped due to which diabetics patients are suffering from kidney, heart and other incurable diseases. The basic facility CT scan machine has also been deactivated in the name of repair due to which the treatment of patients has […]
Ban on construction activity on agri land demanded on March 21, 2021Strict ban should be clamped on the construction of commercial, industrial or residential units on cultivable agricultural land to avert increasing threats of food security, said Chaudhary Talat Mahmood, Senior Vice President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI). Addressing the second meeting of the FCCI Standing Committee on CPEC, he expressed grave concern over […]
Body to probe into harassment allegations on March 18, 2021An incident of harassment of M.Phil students by a professor of food sciences at Agricultural University Faisalabad has come to light as the student has also filed a petition against the professor to the Directorate of Student Affairs. The university administration has formed a four-member special committee to investigate the incident, which will submit its […]