Itrat Bashir
'Consumer electronics sector projected at $444 million'
LAHORE: Khwaja Saifuddin, Senior Sales Director at Western Digital Corporation (WDC), Middle East and Pakistan, has...
Published 06 Nov, 2020 02:59am
Shops' closure at 10pm: Shopkeepers fear of losing livelihood
LAHORE: Shopkeepers have acquiesced in the government's directions of closing down shops by 10 pm but with fear of...
198 new cases of coronavirus in Punjab: People violating precautionary measures
LAHORE: The people of provincial capital are undeterred by the rising cases of coronavirus in Punjab as they are...
Published 27 Oct, 2020 02:59am
WASA plans to build 3 more underground rainwater storage
LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) is planning to build three more underground rainwater storages in...
'Pakistan has lowest female labour force participation rate'
LAHORE: Founder of Circle Women Association Sadaffe Abid has said that Pakistan has one of the lowest female labour...
Published 27 Sep, 2020 02:33am
LDA shortlists consortiums for Master Plan 2050
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Saturday shortlisted three consortiums that meet the eligibility...
PITB spent over Rs3bn to launch various initiatives in last two years
LAHORE: In the past two years, the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has spent over Rs 3 billion to launch...
Punjab govt takes many initiatives to improve provincial economy: report
LAHORE: The Punjab government has taken a number of initiatives to improve the provincial economy, and drafting of...
Commercial bank accounts: Punjab disallows parking of funds
LAHORE: The Punjab government has disallowed parking of funds, provided by the provincial government, in the...
Published 30 Aug, 2020 01:42am
Punjab government manages to meet fiscal challenges
LAHORE: In two years the PTI's government in Punjab has managed to meet fiscal challenges, which were left by the...
Independence Day: Violations of SOPs witnessed at parks, other public places
LAHORE: Gross violations of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were witnessed at the parks, restaurants and other...
Animal markets witness sudden surge of customers
LAHORE: Just a few hours away from Eid-ul-Azha, markets of sacrificial animals witnessed a sudden surge of customers...
Natural calamities: Farmers, stakeholders for early warning system
LAHORE: Farmers and stakeholders in agricultural economy have stressed for setting up an early warning system to ...
Published 26 Jul, 2020 02:47am
South Punjab secretariat to be constructed at cost of Rs4bn
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to construct a separate secretariat and officer and staff residence in...
PDA chief says dairy sector has potential to employ 60 million people
LAHORE: The dairy sector has the potential to employ 60 million people. With the growth of this sector, the...
Updated 15 Jul, 2020 03:15am
Wheat crisis: 'Govt must increase wheat support price for domestic farmers'
LAHORE: To overcome the wheat crisis on a permanent basis, it is imperative for the government to increase the wheat...
Cement dispatches increase by 29.94 percent after three months
LAHORE: After posting decrease for three consecutive months, cement dispatches increased by 29.94 percent in June...
Egypt intends importing meat from Pakistan
LAHORE: Egypt has shown interest in importing meat from Pakistan and requested to allow an inspection of Pakistani...
Government to allow markets of sacrificial animals outside cities
LAHORE: To mitigate and control the spread of Corona and Congo viruses in Punjab, the Punjab government has decided...
IT, ITES sectors may lay off staff to survive Covid-19 impact
Companies working in the information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITES) sectors are feeling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; these companies fear that they will have to lay off staff in order to survive the impact.
Published 28 May, 2020 12:03am