Newly elected office bearers giving oath during Investiture ceremony of Students Council of Islamabad Model College for Girls (Postgraduate) G-10/4
Labourers busy in construction work of bridge at IJP Road during development work in the city
A vendor displaying marinated fishes for customers outside his shop near Hathi Chowk
ECP directs PEC, Punjab to provide delimitation committees’ details for holding LG polls
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed the provincial election commissioner (PEC), Punjab to immediately forward the details about the appointment of delimitation committees and delimitation authorities to the commission for holding LG polls in Punjab as soon as possible.
The meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja directed the provincial election commissioner to complete their feedback on the draft rules so that the necessary steps can be taken for immediately holding LG polls in Punjab.
ECP Secretary apprised the commission that the Punjab assembly has already approved the local government Bill 2021 on November 1, 2022.
The forum was apprised that the ECP had directed the provincial government on October 25, to provide election rules, number of union councils, other data and maps to the commission within a fortnight period to enable the commission to initiate the gigantic task of delimitation of constituencies in Punjab.
The meeting was told that the provincial government has forwarded the draft rules, however other necessary documents, data and maps have not yet been provided to the commission.
The ECP took strict notice and expressed its indignation over the delay by Punjab and observed that the commission has already completed the delimitation process twice.
And expenditures incurred on the whole exercise has proved burden over the national exchequer. But the LG elections have not yet been held due to non-serious attitude of provincial government and repeated amendments in relevant laws.
Now the ECP will have to conduct delimitation of constituencies for third time. The commission decided to summon Punjab minister for local government, chief secretary and provincial secretary local government as soon as possible. The forum said the ECP was bound to conduct the LG polls within a period of 120 days of the end of tenure of the previous local government.
PSX loses 53 points
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (APP):The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday witnessed a bearish trend, losing 53.98 points, a negative change of 0.13 percent, closing at 42,796.85 against 42,850.83 points on the last working day.
A total of 188,664,158 shares were traded during the day as compared to 185,537,940 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 7.411 billion against Rs 6.017 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 350 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 156 of them recorded gains and 174 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 20 companies remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were Lotte Chemical with 17,834,060 shares at Rs 31.09 per share, WorldCall Telecom with 14,325,676 shares at Rs 1.51 per share, and TRG Pak Ltd with 12,400,086 shares at Rs 140.84 per share.
Thal Ind. Corp witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 14.99 per share price, closing at Rs 288.99, whereas the runner-up was Shield Corp with a Rs 10 rise in its per share price to Rs 260.
Sapphire Fiber witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 90 per share closing at Rs 1160 followed by Sanofi-Aventis with a Rs 80 decline to close at Rs 1020.
Gold rates up by Rs 1000 per tola
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (APP):The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs 1000 on Tuesday as it was sold at Rs157,000 against its sale at Rs156,000 the previous day.
The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs 858 and was sold at Rs 134,602 against Rs133,744, whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat went up to Rs 123,385 against its sale at Rs 122,600, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.
The price of per tola and ten-gram silver remained constant at Rs1680 and Rs 1,440.32 respectively.
The price of gold in the international market increased by $18 and was traded at $1775 against its sale at $1,757 the previous day, the association reported.
DC Abbottabad for ensuring implementation of winter contingency plan
ABBOTTABAD, Nov 15 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Tariq Salam Marwat on Tuesday emphasized all the departments to work together for facilitating tourists and protecting their lives.
He issued these instructions while chairing a meeting regarding the winter contingency plan attended by the representatives of concerned departments and district administration officers.
Marwat said that Galyat Development Authority (GDA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority (KPH), C&W and all other departments should ensure the provision of winter uniforms for their staff and facilities for all their heavy-duty vehicles during snowfall so that all staff can perform their duties in a better way.
He directed PTCL to complete road repair work as soon as possible after laying underground cables in Galyat and across the city. WAPDA should work diligently to restore electricity in Galyat so that electricity can be provided to people even during snowfall. The District Resource and Communication Center established at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Abbottabad, where representatives of all departments will be present, will act as a central control room.
Apart from this, a sub-control room consisting of representatives of GDA, Civil Defence, C&W, PKHA and other departments will perform its responsibility in Galyat where tourists and locals will be able to contact the established control rooms in case of any emergency, adding he said.
He said that all information should be included in the contingency plan for any emergency situation, the district administration of Abbottabad, Murree, Kala Bagh / Cantt Board should be in touch with the administration to ensure implementation in any emergency situation.
All four TMAs of Abbottabad should prepare their detailed winter contingency plan to help the administration in any emergency situation, teams of volunteer squads should be prepared through the civil defense.
127 new dengue cases reported in Punjab
LAHORE, Nov 15 (APP):The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Irshad Ahmad said that 127 new dengue cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he said that 51 dengue cases were reported in Lahore, 19 in Rawalpindi, 15 in Multan, 9 in Gujranwala, 6 in Faisalabad, 5 in Sheikhupura, 4 in Kasur, 3 each in Lodhran and Khanewal, 2 each in Sialkot, Okara, Nankana Sahib, Sahiwal, and Rahim Yar Khan, 1 each in Mianwali and Narowal, during the last 24 hours.
He said that a total of 17,465 dengue virus cases had been reported so far during the current year .
He said that no death was reported during the last 24 hours, whereas 38 people died of the virus in the current year so far.
The P&SHD secretary said that 838 patients were under treatment in different hospitals of the province.
Anti-dengue squad conducted surveillance at 441,444 indoor and 105,665 outdoor points to detect dengue larvae during the last 24 hours. They destroyed dengue larvae at 1598 places in the province during daily surveillance.
The secretary urged the people to adopt precautionary measures and keep their environment clean and dry to protect themselves from dengue
Amin Ul Haque vows to launch 5G technology next year
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (APP): Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque Tuesday vowed to launch 5G technology in the country next year.
The minister expressed these views while talking to Wang Hua, the CEO Zong, who called on him in his office, said a news release.
Matters related to spectrum, 5G technology, connectivity and the provision of quality telecom services were also discussed during the meeting.
Additional Secretary (Incharge) Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Mohsin Mushtaq was also present in the meeting.
The Minister said that the provision of broadband services across the country was the topmost priority of the Ministry of IT.
He urged the telecom sector to upgrade its infrastructure to provide quality services to the masses, saying that every possible step is being taken to resolve issues of cellular mobile operators.
CEO Zong Wang Hua said Zong was ready to fully cooperate with the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication for the launch of 5G technology in the country. He apprised that Zong was soon going to introduce microfinance-type application for e-commerce.
23 more test positives for dengue in RWP
RAWALPINDI, Nov 15 (APP): As many as 23 more dengue cases were reported in the district during the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 4,662.
District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, Tuesday said that 74 patients were admitted to the city’s allied hospitals, including 26 to Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), 25 to the District Headquarters Hospital, and 23 to the Holy Family Hospital (HFH).
He informed that out of the total admitted patients, 59 were confirmed cases, with 41 belonging to Rawalpindi, adding one patient was in a critical condition at BBH.
Giving details of the punitive actions, the health officer added that the district administration, in collaboration with allied departments, had registered 3,047 FIRs, sealed 682 premises, issued Challans to 7,880, notices to 14,494, and a fine of Rs 10,970,643 imposed on violations of anti-dengue SOPs from January 1 to date.