Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Punjab CM’s helicopter trips cost 273% more than KP CM’s
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s helicopter trips cost 273% more than those of KP CM Mehmood Khan, reveal six months of data obtained in a right-to-information request. The June to November 2019 data was provided by the KP Administration and Punjab Chief Minister’s Office for an RTI application filed by this reporter. CM Buzdar took 68 flights. They cost Rs3.73 million. His total was 51 hours and 55 minutes of flying time. This came to an average cost of Rs72,000 per hour. This is 273 percent higher than the fuelRead More
DG PNCA greets award recipients
DNA Islamabad, AUG 18 – Dr. Fouzia Saeed, Director General, Pakistan National Council of the Arts congratulated all the recipients of civil awards. In her message coupled with bouquet from Pakistan National Council of the Arts to the laureates, Dr. Fouzia paid rich tributes to the legendary artistes of Pakistan and hailed their services and contributions. She declared these artists as true ambassadors of Pakistan. She highly appreciated the services of these artistes which have been acknowledged worldwide. Artists are the ones who present the true image of a societyRead More
Member (IR-Ops) FBR assures to address key issues of business community
DNA Islamabad, AUG 18 – Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) along with Malik Sohail Hussain, former Senior Vice President ICCI and Chief Coordinator UBG FPCCI held a meeting with Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Member (Inland Revenue-Operations), FBR in his office and discussed with him tax related issues of business community for redress. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Member (IR-Operations), FBR said that business community was playing important role in the economic development of the country and efforts would be made to address their key issuesRead More
Daraz makes utility payments easier than ever before
Expanding its ecommerce footprint and propelling digitization in the country, Daraz, the leading platform for online shopping in Pakistan, has focused on innovative answers that will not only propel digitization in the country but also offer millions convenience in fulfilling routine tasks. The platform has launched dBills – a channel dedicated to the payment of electricity, water, telephone-internet and gas bills which will eliminate the need for Pakistanis to step outside of their houses to clear their dues. The COVID19 pandemic has proven a catalyst for change and digitalRead More
AKU launches free child health helpline for parents
The Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi launched on Monday Child Connect, a free-of-cost helpline that connects parents with child specialists. Parents can directly talk to an on-call paediatrician for medical advice. Based on the child’s medical history, the doctor will provide a diagnosis and suggest the next course of action the parents should take. If necessary, Child Connect will provide the next steps in the child’s treatment plan, including necessary prescription and facilitation with appointments and emergency care. The helpline number is 021-111-911-911, and it will be functional MondayRead More
Missing Persons Commission disposes of 4616 cases till July 30: Chairman
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 – Missing Persons Commission has disposed of 4616 cases upto July 30, 2020 as per monthly progress report of mission persons released by Secretary (ColoED) on cases of alleged enforced disappearances upto July 30, 2020. A total number of 6686 cases were received by the Missing Persons Commission upto June 2020. During July 2020, 43 more cases were received by the commission and total numbers of cases reached to 6729. The Missing Persons Commission disposed of 23 cases in July 2020 and thus total disposal of Missing Persons upto July 30, 2020 is 4616 and balance as on July 30, 2020 is 2113. The Commission has already started hearings in cases under investigation.Read More