Federal Minister rules out wheat crisis
ISLAMABAD: Federal Food Security Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema on Thursday ruled out wheat shortage reports. “There is no wheat crisis, we have ample stock,” the federal minister said while talking about Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi’s complaint about the wheat shortfall and lack of cooperation by the federation. “We have imported commodity to overcome the […]
Power project at Kidney Hill Park inaugurated
KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh Government Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that the PPP was not going to run away from the local bodies elections as whenever the polls are held, the PPP will have Mayors in Karachi and Hyderabad. The Administrator said this while addressing the opening ceremony […]
CM Elahi writes to PM over wheat shortage in Punjab
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over shortage of wheat in the province. In the letter, CM Punjab has demanded one million tons of wheat from the Centre including 300,000 tons on immediate basis and asked the premier to issue relevant directions to Ministry […]
KMC has launched Karachi’s first digital hospital: Wahab
KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh Government Spokesperson and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has launched Karachi’s first digital hospital in collaboration with the private sector, which will provide citizens with 24 hours free online OPD and consultancy at home. “A data center in Sarfaraz Rafiqi Shaheed Hospital […]
Lahore: One robber killed, other arrested in alleged police encounter
LAHORE: A robber was shot dead and another was arrested in injured condition in an alleged police encounter in Lahore’s Johar Town. The robbers were fleeing after looting a citizen. After his complaint, the Dolphin force officials followed them following which the robbers opened fire on them. According to the police, one robber was killed […]
Pakistan politics circling around key appointment: Sh Rashid
RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rashid said on Thursday that the politics of Pakistan is circling around a key appointment. Taking to Twitter, Rashid said that the partnership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is about to break. Rashid while taking a dig at Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stated that the Finance Minister Ishaq […]
Pakistan reports 54 coronavirus cases
KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday reported no deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,573,544. The nationwide tally of fatalities remained at 30,624 so far. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 54 persons were tested positive […]
Punjab government will not order wheat from private sector: Moonis Elahi
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader and former federal minister Moonis Elahi on Thursday said that the Punjab government will not order wheat from the private sector. Responding to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the issue of wheat, Moonis Elahi said, “Mian Sahib should stop playing with words. We are asking you to give us […]