Deserving households to get ‘Eid gift’
RAWALPINDI: The District Zakat Council has decided to give Rs12,000 each to the zakat deserving families registered in the entire district as an Eid gift in the last ten days…
Vendors asked to register stocks before Ramazan
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi divisional administration has sought comprehensive data on food items from wholesale dealers of food items used in Iftar and Sehri. The details have been sought from both…
Ramazan price control measures on the anvil
PESHAWAR: An essential meeting convened at the Chief Minister House, chaired by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, focused on controlling the prices of daily commodities to provide maximum…
CM announces Rs22.5b Ramazan package
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has unveiled a Ramzan package worth Rs22.5 billion to support 60 per cent of the population, especially those earning a minimum wage…
SHO suspended after assaulting Hindus for ‘violating’ ordinance
KARACHI: Station House Officer (SHO) Kabil Bhayo of the Khanpur police station was suspended after he tortured, harassed, manhandled and arrested Hindu shopkeepers for allegedly “violating the Ramzan Ordinance” by…
Inflation-hit nation braves for toughest Ramazan
ISLAMABAD: Citizens across the country are facing the toughest Ramazan this year as hyperinflation coupled with economic slowdown and reduced incomes is restricting their buying power, putting a bar on…
Ramazan likely to begin on March 23
KARACHI: There are good chances of the moon being sighted for the holy month of Ramazan on Wednesday, March 22, which corresponds to the 29th of Shaban, hence the first…