Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Prices of petroleum products likely to be slashed by up to Rs2
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 15 : The government is likely to slash prices of petroleum products by up to Rs2. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has forwarded a summary to the Petroleum Division seeking revision of fuel prices for the next fifteen days starting April 16 (Friday). According to the summary, the regulatory has recommended a Rs2 cut in per litre price of petrol and diesel. Probe ordered against OMCs for petroleum crisis after cabinet report. The Ogra further suggested that petroleum levy be not raised for the timeRead More
PM to launch Rehmatul-Lil Alameen scholarship program in Islamabad today
Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch Rehmatul-Lil Alameen scholarship program in Islamabad on Thursday. A budget of 27.93 billion rupees has been approved for this national level program which will be used in the next five years. The program will be implemented in one hundred and twenty nine public sector universities across the country. The program will help the students of underprivileged segments of the society access the undergraduate education. The provinces are also pursuing Rehmatul-Lil Alameen scholarship program. In Punjab, the annual budget of one billion rupeesRead More
Pakistan reports 118 COVID deaths in past 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has claimed 118 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 15,872. The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 118 more lives and 5,395 fresh infections were reported during the period. With the latest inclusion of new infections, the number of overall COVID cases currently stands at 739,818. The positivity ratio of the COVID cases in last 24 hours was recorded at 8.34 per cent. During the last 24 hours, 4,740 peopleRead More