Govt raises BISP stipend by 25pc, says Kundi

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Faisal Karim Kundi said government has increased the amount of stipend the of Benazir Income Support Programme by 25 percent. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, he said around nine million people are receiving the stipend through BISP. The Special Assistant said Benazir Income Support Programme […]

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Longest cycling race held in Karachi

KARACHI:The longest cycling race was organized in Karachi on Sunday under the aegis of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.   The 35-kilometer long race was started from Mazar-e-Quaid. Almost 95 participants took part in the race who reached at Governor House through Shahrae Quaideen, (Stargate Shahrah-e-Faisal).   Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori and Karachi Administrator Dr Saif-ur-Rehman […]

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Three die in Lahore traffic accident

LAHORE:Three people were killed and two injured when a rickshaw collided with a tractor trolley on Lahore’s Lower Mall near Taj Company office, police said Sunday.   The dead were identified as Amjad Bhatti, Sajjad Ahmad and Usman. The injured were shifted to Mayo Hospital for treatment where their condition was stated to be critical. […]

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