Sindh govt issues 56,000 MT subsidised wheat quota to flour mills
Karachi: Sindh government in a bid to control skyrocketing flour prices provided flour mills with 56,000 metric tonnes of wheat. Wheat has been provided at a subsidised rate of Rs 58.25 per kg. Flour mills have been provided with 2,400, 100 kg bags o...
HCCI meets with Acting Sindh Gov Agha Siraj, discuss issues
Karachi: Acting Sindh Governor Agha Siraj Durrani interacted with visiting 9-member delegation led by Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI)’s President Adeel Siddiqui. Patron Chief Muhammad Ikram, senior Vice President Najamuddin Qu...
Pollution: Red-light for the health of people
Pollution is a term which even kids are aware of these days. It has become so common that almost everyone acknowledges fact that pollution is rising continuously. In pollution, we mean a substance that has been introduced uninvited into something. V...
Tradition of dowry system and Mahr
We will discuss about tradition and concept of 'Dowry' and 'Mahr' in Islam. Literal meaning of term 'mahr' is dower, however, two terms have some distinct differences. In Muslim law, concept of mahr is to ensure women's financial security. However,...
US food security assistance for Pakistan laudable
In a welcome move, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced another $10 million for food security assistance, which is need of the hour. The announcement was made during Secretary Blinken meeting with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zar...
ACE summons PML-N’s Javed Latif
SHEIKHUPURA: Anti-Corruption establishment (ACE) has summoned Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) member of National Assembly (MNA) Javed Latif. PML-N MNA Javed Latif has been summoned by ACE Sheikhupura in land grabbing case. Javed Latif an...
Dr Asim Hussain expresses grief over martyrdom of soldiers
Karachi: Pakistan Peoples’ Party senior leader and former Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain expressed his profound grief over martyrdom of six Army soldiers including officers in Harnai (Balochistan) helicopter crash. In his statement he said...
CM Murad says no chance of LB polls in coming months
Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that there will be no elections in Sindh for next few months. He said that government has been able to send aid to only 25 percent of flood victims, while deaths are still being recorded and province&...
Ishaq Dar back to home after five years
ISLAMABAD: Nominated Finance Minister Ishaq Dar reached Pakistan along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to details, Ishaq Dar arrived in Islamabad to take charge of Finance Minister, who will be sworn in as a Senator and as a Finance Min...
Journalist robbed, police paid no attention despite repeated calls
Karachi: Four armed men looted cash and valuables from a journalist at gunpoint when he was out on an assignment in Federal B area, police said. In a video doing rounds on social media, Tanveer Ahmed visibly distraught said that robbers took equipmen...
