More than 30,000 beneficiaries are waiting for help; scholarships and medical aid remain suspended RAWALPINDI: The Zakat department will not provide financial assistance to registered low-income families and widowed women in Rawalpindi division on the occasion of Eidul Azha, following the suspension of similar payments during Eidul Fitr amid acute financial crisis. Over 30,000 registered […]
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Carriers report 40-45% drop in Eid passenger numbers; railways suspend eight trains RAWALPINDI: Soaring inflation, increasing transport fares and soaring prices of sacrificial animals have forced a large number of residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to celebrate Eidul Azha this year in Rawalpindi and Islamabad instead of traveling to their native
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Ownership dispute remains unresolved as historic structure’s future remains uncertain RAWALPINDI: A 200-year-old historic building located at Committee Chowk on Murree Road, opposite the Talian Shah shrine, has been vacated by the education ministry after more than six decades, reigniting speculation over a major commercial redevelopment plan reportedly backed by one of Rawalpindi’s most influential
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is pursuing a major technological transformation as part of an ambitious digitalization program including a 1,700-kilometer fiber optic network and intelligent rail systems aimed at modernizing operations, freight management and passenger services across the country. According to official project documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative is part of Pakistan Railways’ Railway
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Soaring costs of animals, transport and butchery push middle-class families towards shared sacrifice KARACHI: Skyrocketing prices, rising fuel costs and increasing transportation costs have made individual qurbani (ritual animal sacrifice) increasingly difficult for the people of this Eidul Azha, leading to a sharp increase in the trend of ijtimai qurbani (collective sacrifice) in the metropolis.
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ISLAMABAD: A low-key meeting between senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi sparked a debate over possible indirect contacts between the opposition party and the powers that be and also raised questions about internal communication and coordination within the party after it emerged that the family of the party’s founding president Imran
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Says daily incidents of violence and terrorism require broader national consensus LAHORE: Senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday called for a new Charter of Democracy and a new Charter of Economy, calling for political reconciliation and dialogue between political parties amid rising terrorism, economic distress and growing polarization in the country. Addressing a
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Security forces rescue academics, officials from Kardgap region 12 days after their kidnapping QUETTA: The vice-chancellor of Gwadar University, along with three others abducted 12 days ago near Khad Kocha area of Mastung, were found safe during a security operation on Sunday. According to security sources, VC Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir, pro-VC Dr Syed Manzoor
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: For the first time in almost six years, the Supreme Court has begun to hold hearings of criminal appeals involving convicts who have already served their sentences or died while the proceedings are underway. According to details
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Prepare a green policy to transform municipal waste into energy and usable products The Punjab government is preparing a major policy initiative to convert waste into energy and commercially usable products under its expanding ‘Suthra Punjab’ initiative, with officials considering incentives and land leases for private sector green investment projects across the province. Under the
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