PMA decries poor arrangements for coronavirus vaccination on March 17, 2021The Pakistan Medical Association has condemned the poor arrangements of coronavirus vaccinations at the District Headquarters in Hospital in Faisalabad and feared that it would provoke the outbreak of coronavirus instead of prevention. On the directives of the Punjab government, a center for vaccination of corona has been set up at the District Headquarters Hospital […]
Textile exporters outcry cotton crisis on March 12, 2021Unavailability of cotton yarn and non-payment of duty drawback of taxes and income tax refunds are adversely affecting the export growth putting millions of dollars export orders at stake. Government must accord immediate remedial measures as further delay will seize the industrialization, halt the export growth and lead to an unmanageable level of unemployment. Talking […]
Gas connection provision cut by 50 percent on March 10, 2021Faisalabad , 09 March 2021 : The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Faisalabad region, has reduced the supply of gas connections to the citizens by 50 percent. According to sources, the department has been issuing demand notices for the last 8 months despite paying urgent fees. Despite the fact of increasing gas connection demands […]
Gang of police officials held for bogus recruitments on February 22, 2021Police have nabbed a group of police officers who received large sums of money as bribes from citizens for fake constables’ recruitment. The group, which includes five police personnel and five private individuals, including a Dolphin Force officer, has been involved in previous recruitment. The police department has arrested two members of the gang while […]
Philippines next destination for Pakistani cement on February 17, 2021The Philippines is ready to import $14 million cement from Pakistan to undertake its gigantic infrastructure development project of $260 billion, said Filipino envoy Daniel Ramos Espiritu while addressing the business community in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI). He said that bilateral trade does not match with the actual potential of the Philippines […]
Call for legal cover to check forced conversion on February 14, 2021It is imperative to have a legal framework to curb the practices of forced conversion and underage marriages. Political decision-makers and authorities should ensure the equality of citizenship and opportunities and should protect the reserved quotas for minorities through a comprehensive legal framework. Civil society activists raised such demands at a protest staged by the […]
7,000 faulty meters being billed by FESCO on February 13, 2021More than 7,000 domestic and commercial power meters in Faisalabad were found faulty and fixed bills are being sent to those consumers belying the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) management’s tall claims of departmental corruption elimination and solve consumer problems. FESCO officials have released meter defect report numbers which revealed that more than 7,000 meters […]
Govt may allow continuing imports of cotton from India on February 10, 2021Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Adviser on Commerce, Textiles and Investment, has assured the industrialists at a Zoom meeting on Tuesday of continuing imports of cotton and yarn from Wagah border. He said that the value added textile sector was facing a severe crisis due to the shortage of yarns and therefore Prime Minister Imran Khan would […]
Police alleged to have put man on fire on February 9, 2021Police in Faisalabad’s Chowki Bhai Wala allegedly set on fire a youth by pouring petrol on him. As a result of which 65% of the body of the youth was burnt after which the affected youth was shifted to Allied Hospital in critical condition. As per reports, 26-year-old Shaan Haider, son of Tahir, of Chak […]
Inquiry into goods theft in FESCO on February 8, 2021Several employees of the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company are involved in stealing electrical goods. An inquiry committee has pointed out that goods worth millions of rupees have been stolen by four employees including SDO. Moreover, FESCo has claimed to nab 408 power thieves in the last one month and fined more than Rs 70 million […]