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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

Ban on PTM: IHC issues notices to Manzoor Pashteen, Ali Wazir, Mohsin Javed

Ban on PTM: IHC issues notices to Manzoor Pashteen, Ali Wazi...

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought replies from the Ministry of Interior and other respondents in a petition seeking a ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM). The court also issued notices to PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen a [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2019 | Comments : 0

Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto to hold joint press conference as opposition's meeting underway

Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto to hold joint press conference ...

A major huddle of opposition parties in the federal capital on Sunday mulled over strategy against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, particularly in the backdrop of the debilitating economic condition of the country. Pakistan Peopl [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2019 | Comments : 0

Oil, gas reserves not found off Karachi coast: PM's aide Nadeem Babar

Oil, gas reserves not found off Karachi coast: PM's aide Nad...

Oil and gas reserves have not been found in offshore drilling off Karachi coast, Special Assistant to PM on Petroleum Nadeem Babar said Saturday. Pakistan was hopeful of finding large oil and gas reserves in its territorial waters in the [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2019 | Comments : 0

Fresh currency notes: How and when to get them in Pakistan for Eid-ul-Fitr

Fresh currency notes: How and when to get them in Pakistan f...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced when Pakistani’s can get fresh notes for Eid-ul-Fitr. Fresh currency notes will be available from May 20-31, 2019 at 1,700 branches in 142 cities and also six field offices of the State [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2019 | Comments : 0

Bomb found, defused near Jungshahi railway station

Bomb found, defused near Jungshahi railway station

Authorities found and defused a bomb planted on a rail track near the Jungshahi railway station in Thatta on Sunday, averting a possible targetted attack on the trains scheduled to run on the route. The bomb was discovered on a train trac [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2019 | Comments : 0

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