Islamabad: The government has decided to fix the quota of sponsorship Hajj scheme at 50% while the remaining 50% quota will be allocated for public and private Hajj scheme. According to Express News, Minister of Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor met Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in which Haj policy, sponsorship scheme, payment of funds in…
File photo The price list of food items was released by Commissioner Karachi. According to the list, first grade potatoes should be sold at Rs.36 and second grade at Rs.25 per kg. According to the list issued by the Commissioner Karachi, big onion should be sold at Rs.113 and small onion at Rs.83 per kg….
File photo Citizens have expressed mixed reactions to the prices of vegetables, pulses and other essential items in Islamabad. In Islamabad, potato is being sold at Rs.49, onion at Rs.162, garlic at Rs.500 and tomato at Rs.55 per kg. In the capital, green chillies are available at Rs 99, capsicum 100 and brinjal up to…
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak was brought from jail and presented in court: Photo: File Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption charges, but ordered the 12-year prison sentence to be maintained in another case. According to foreign media, the judge of the High Court said in the decision…
The overall rate of inflation reached a level of 41.07 percent, with the middle class being the worst hit. Islamabad: The weekly rate of inflation in the country recorded a slight decrease of 0.30 percent, while the prices of 32 essential items increased in a week. The Bureau of Statistics released the weekly inflation report,…
The common man has many complaints against the Pakistani police. (Photo: File) Have you ever wondered why our police are so notorious? Whether there is a threat of terrorism or negative propaganda in the country, the police have always been the target. The policemen fought against such elements who want to spread unrest in our…
Total sales stood at 4.040 million tonnes as against 4.348 million tonnes in the month of February last year. Photo: File Karachi: In February 2023, cement sales experienced a decline of 7.10% while the total sales stood at 4.040 million tonnes as compared to 4.348 million tonnes in the month of February last year. According…
Prime Minister should solve the matter urgently, Chairman Investment Board’s letter to Shahbaz Sharif. Photo: File Islamabad: Due to non-opening of LC, 3000 employees, including 400 engineers, became unemployed. Due to the ongoing financial and dollar crisis in the country, the units used for the manufacturing of mobile phones at the local level have also…
This process has been going on for a very long time, and people have always been looking for a short cut after taking long, hard and patient paths, and those who benefited from this serious back weakness of man have also always come along. Therefore, the more uneven a society becomes, the more difficult it…
Islamabad: Chinese bank ICBC has approved a financing facility of one billion thirty million dollars for Pakistan, of which the first installment of fifty million dollars has been received by State Bank. Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said in his message on the social media platform Twitter that the Chinese Bank ICBC has approved the…
