Archive for the January 9, 2018
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Model Collectorate of Customs (MCC), Preventive Monday claimed to have foiled an attempt to export substantial quantity of contraband heroin to Saudi Arabia. The action was taken on a tip-off, which revealed that some unscrupulous
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Oil and gas production witnessed decline during the second quarter of FY18 as indicated by Pakistan Petroleum Information Service (PPIS) data. During the quarter, oil production declined by 2.5 percent on year-on-year basis to 89,662bpd.
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Traders on Monday observed a shutter-down strike in protest against killing of a mobile phone dealer and growing street crimes in the metropolis. Electronic markets of Saddar remained closed during the day. No trading of
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The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) for January 11 in a petition a consumer Allah Wasaya challenging recent increase in gas tariff. The petitioner said that
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Supreme Court observed on Monday that despite setting up 1,700 check posts at Pak-Afghan border, there is no let up in smuggling. A three-judge bench led by Justice Sardar Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, comprising Justice
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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the government completed the power generation projects of 10,000 Mega Watts (MW) and reduction in rates of electricity and gas was also under consideration. Addressing the PML-N workers
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Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has announced a countrywide protest movement against the ruling PML-N government from January 17. This announcement came after expiration of deadline of January 7 for the resignations of
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar on Monday said that US President Donald Trump may be "mad but there is a method to his madness" and Pakistan should give a calculated, measured and methodical
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Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail meeting with the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was aimed at taking policy directives on key economic decisions for 2018 elections. This was revealed by Finance Ministry
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Dr Zakaria Zakar, who has been serving as the Dean of Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Director of the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS) at the Punjab University, has been appointed
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