MULTAN: On Saturday, police detained a man accused of throwing acid on his wife. To apprehend the culprit, City Police Officer (CPO) Khurram Shahzad Haider reportedly established a special team under the leadership of Gulgasht Division SP Hassan Jehangir. According to reports, the suspect Shah and the victim Parveen Bibi married eight months ago. The […]
Day: January 23, 2022
PM urges people to help Afghanistan humanitarian crisis
On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan invited people to participate in a “international campaign to raise awareness about the humanitarian catastrophe” in Afghanistan, which has left millions of Afghans at risk of hunger. I will add my voice also and want people to join an international initiative to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis […]
NCOC decides to implement new SOPs for mosques amid fifth wave of Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: As the fifth wave of coronavirus continues to spread unabated, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided on Saturday to apply new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for mosques. According to the NCOC, which is at the heart of the government’s unified pandemic strategy, the number of patients hospitalised to hospitals has surpassed 1,000, […]
PM directs Finance Minister to improve economic well being
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin to take steps to restore the economic well-being of urban lower and middle-class residents who are suffering from “imported inflation.” Premier Imran and Tarin reviewed the ongoing global commodities price super cycle, which has had a negative impact on Pakistan’s inflation and trade deficit, […]
Price hike, unavailability of urea triggers drop of wheat production
KARACHI: Increased prices for di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser, along with a lack of urea, are projected to result in a decrease in wheat production in Pakistan this year. Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) President Mian Usman Zulfiqar said in a statement on Saturday that wheat crop output was in jeopardy due to a severe lack of […]