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KARACHI: The country’s biggest city enjoying an edge due to twin ports, Karachi has emerged as the most sought-after metropolis in terms of land prices for businesses despite deteriorating infrastructure in various industrial areas. High industrial land rates in Karachi are a cause of concern for many small- to medium-sized investors. Over the years, some industrialists from Karachi have either …

ISLAMABAD: The provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have come out in support of the presidential reference before the Supreme Court seeking an opinion on open ballot for the coming Senate elections. “It is the considered view of the Punjab that the reference in question may kindly be answered in the affirmative so that by undertaking necessary remedial statutory action, …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Friday disagreed with the federal government on the proposal to procure wheat through the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) at Rs1,900 per 40kg. Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had endorsed and agreed to procure 0.150 million metric tonnes each through the TCP on terms, conditions and the cost of wheat at Rs1,910 per 40kg. The Economic …

KARACHI: A seven-day anti-polio campaign kicked-off in 41 districts of Sindh and 31 districts of Punjab here on Saturday. According to the Sindh Provincial Health Department, more than nine million children below the age of five will be administered anti-polio drops during the campaign. Meanwhile in Punjab, more than 17 million children below the age of five will be administered …

ISLAMABAD: Following a televised appeal by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the provinces to lift a ban on public transport vehicles, governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday decided in principle to conditionally allow the plying of such vehicles in their areas but Sindh declined the request, citing a spike in Covid-19 cases in the province. While issuing the …

ISLAMABAD: As many as six cases of vaccine-derived polio virus (VDPV) have been confirmed and the victims belong to different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab. This type of poliovirus was officially declared eradicated across the globe in 2016. According to experts, it is almost impossible to determine from where the virus leaked and started spreading, but it has …

PESHAWAR: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on Monday morning. According to details, the tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Chitral, Swat, Malakand, Kohat, Bannu, Buner, Dir, and surrounding areas. The epicenter of the earthquake was Hindukash region in Afghanistan and 157 km inside earth crust. Following the tremors, people of …

ISLAMABAD: A total of 820 prisoners were released from jails of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday to celebrate Eid along with their families. The development took place after Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the governments of both provinces to ensure release of those prisoners who had completed their imprisonment but were not being released due to non-payment of fines …