Blogs Posts in Local News category; 458 blog posts

Petrol price drops by Rs7.54 per litre for next fortnight

Petrol price drops by Rs7.54 per litre for next fortnight

Products Existing prices w.e.f. July 16 New price w.e.f August 1 Increase/Decrease High Speed Diesel (HSD) Rs284.35 Rs285.83 Rs+1.48 MS (Petrol) [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2025 | Comments : 0

Govt slashes private Hajj quota by 50%, to receive applications from August 4

Govt slashes private Hajj quota by 50%, to receive applicati...

Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf has said the government will start receiving Hajj applications from August 4, The News reported on Thursday. Giving the details of Hajj Policy 2026, as approved by the federal cabinet [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2025 | Comments : 0

Crackdown launched on smoke-emitting trucks and buses across Punjab

Crackdown launched on smoke-emitting trucks and buses across...

After targeting small vehicles, big ones are now in the crosshairs of the Punjab Environment Protection Department and Punjab Safe Cities Authority. The authorities have decided to launch a major crackdown on smoke-emitting trucks and [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2025 | Comments : 0

Floods, heavy rains claim over 280 lives; thousands displaced across Pakistan

Floods, heavy rains claim over 280 lives; thousands displace...

As monsoon rains continue to lash large parts of the country, Punjab’s flood-hit regions remain in distress, while water levels are rising at major barrages in Sindh and fresh alerts have been issued for Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Ja [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2025 | Comments : 0

Pakistan passport’s latest ranking revealed

Pakistan passport’s latest ranking revealed

Pakistan’s passport is placed at 96th number on the Henley Passport Index 2025, according to the latest global rankings released by Henley & Partners, ARY News reported. In the latest quarterly update of the Henley Passport Index, c [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2025 | Comments : 0

Pakistan to carry out 50,000 tests per day starting next week, says NDMA chairman

Pakistan to carry out 50,000 tests per day starting next wee...

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt. Gen. Muhammad Afzal has said the country will start conducting 50,000 coronavirus tests per day starting next week, Speaking to journalists, the NDMA chairman said that a meeting [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2020 | Comments : 0

WARNING: Zantac Contains Traces of Cancer Causing Chemical – FDA

WARNING: Zantac Contains Traces of Cancer Causing Chemical –...

The U.S Food and Drug Administration has recently discovered that ranitidine medicines, including well-known medicines like Zantac have traces of a cancer-causing chemical. Reportedly, the medicine contains traces of a nitrosamine impurit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2019 | Comments : 0

Mayor Waseem Akhtar gets SHC notice over fly infestation

Mayor Waseem Akhtar gets SHC notice over fly infestation

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday once again issued a notice to Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar and other officials over the fly infestation in the city. The SHC issued a notice to Akhtar and other officials including DMC chairman after [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2019 | Comments : 0

Pakistan will never leave its Kashmiri brethren alone: COAS

Pakistan will never leave its Kashmiri brethren alone: COAS

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said Pakistan will never leave its Kashmiri brethren and their cause alone and will keep fighting for them. Addressing a ceremony at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpin [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2019 | Comments : 0

Black Day being observed across Pakistan

Black Day being observed across Pakistan

The Indian Independence Day is being observed as Black Day across Pakistan and on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) today. Black Day is being observed to protest against India's action to change the special status of the dispute [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2019 | Comments : 0

FBR extends deadline to file tax returns to August 9

FBR extends deadline to file tax returns to August 9

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline to file tax returns to August 9 for the year 2017-18, it said in a notification issued late Friday. The FBR "is pleased to further extend the date of filing of Income Tax R [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2019 | Comments : 0

'Clean Karachi' drive gets underway

'Clean Karachi' drive gets underway

The federal government-backed campaign to clean Karachi kicked off in parts of the metropolis on Sunday, with the first target to de-silt all storm-water drains before Eid-ul-Azha. Speaking to media at the launch ceremony of the Clean Kar [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2019 | Comments : 0

Blast targeting police vehicle kills at least four in Quetta

Blast targeting police vehicle kills at least four in Quetta

At least four people were killed and as many as 30 injured on Tuesday in an explosion targeting a police vehicle near the Bacha Khan Chowk area in Quetta, police said. Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Quetta Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema said [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2019 | Comments : 0

US dollar reaches Rs160 in interbank market

US dollar reaches Rs160 in interbank market

US dollar reached Rs160 in the interbank market on Wednesday. The US dollar rose by Rs2.2 at the start of the trading. The rupee has been falling against the dollar following an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a $6 billo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2019 | Comments : 0

Search this blog..
Existing Users Login
User ID
Password
 
 
Join Now / Forgot Password

also you can..
Login with Facebook