Sunday, June 28th, 2020
Govt approaches SC against SHC stay order on sugar mills’ petition
ISLAMABAD : The federal government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Sindh High Court’s June 23 stay order that restrained it from taking action against sugar mills in light of the sugar inquiry commission’s recommendations. The attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) filed the appeal in the apex court, requesting it to set aside the restraining order the high court gave on a petition moved by sugar mills owners. The federal government has stated in the appeal that the SHC had no jurisdiction to halt an investigation into a matter,Read More
Shoppingum- Pakistan’s first real-time online shopping search engine
Shopping is a challenge when it proceeds you to visit every outlet and market to buy the essential products because nowadays due to the busy schedules people have less time to shop. Online shopping is the best way here which is phenomenally affecting the lives of people all around the world and now also in Pakistan. Pakistanis are now trusting the online stores and getting their desirable products through online shopping. But the major issues which people are facing during online shopping are who to trust? And which sites areRead More
KP Assembly speaker tested COVID-19 negative
DNA PESHAWAR, Jun 28 : After having being tested COVID-19 positive twice, the Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ghani has now been tested negative along with daughter and son-in-law. In a tweet, he said that he along with his family have recovered from the infectious disease, adding that they adopted all precautionary measures and defeated the disease. The Speaker expressed gratitude to his family members, friends and public for their good wishes and prayers. He prayed for early recovery of all those who were being treated against the disease andRead More
African football: The state of play amid coronavirus pandemic
DNA Johannesburg, June 28 :Top African football officials will hold a video conference Tuesday to discuss the way forward amid the coronavirus pandemic, which halted football last March apart from in Burundi. Issues to be discussed by CAF president Ahmad Ahmad and his executive include the 24-team Africa Cup of Nations, which is scheduled for Cameroon from January 9 to February 6. “We dearly want the Cup of Nations to go ahead as planned next January and February,” acting CAF general secretary Abdelmounaim Bah. African countries have suffered to varyingRead More
OGRA issues 63 LPG sector licences in nine months of FY 2019-20
DNA ISLAMABAD, June 28 : Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has issued around 63 licences of different nature for promotion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry in the country during first nine months of the current fiscal year. During the period from July to March, the authority issued one operational licence of LPG storage terminal, three for setting up LPG air-mix plants, 35 for construction of LPG storage & filling plants and 18 for operation of LPG storage & filling plants, according to Economic Survey 2019-20. Besides, it grantedRead More
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) allows PG continuing students to deposit fee till June 30
DNA ISLAMABAD, Jun 28 :Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has allowed its Post-Graduate continuing students to deposit fee for admissions in their respective programs for semester Spring 2020 till June 30. The Post-Graduate programs for which the facility was provided include: BA, BS (ODL), B.Ed, M.Ed, M.A, MSc and Post-Graduate diploma. The date was extended on the demand received from the students through various email messages, as well as keeping in view the current crisis of COVID-19, said Director Admissions. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum hoped that the studentsRead More