Punjab relaxes market timing curbs till June 1 – Newspaper

• Decision comes in response to traders’ protests, appeals by shopping malls association and general public• Lahore Chamber of Commerce welcomes move, describes it as ‘important business-friendly’ step• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor, CM resolve to ease restrictions in their province as well LAHORE: Responding to traders’ protests and appeals by the shopping malls association and general […]
Punjab govt lifts market closure timing restrictions until June 1 – Pakistan

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday exempted all markets from previously issued closure timings of 8pm until June 1. In a notification dated May 15, the provincial government said that in reference to an April 6 notification, “all shops, markets, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, and food outlets are hereby exempted from the prescribed closure timings […]
PM extends austerity drive till June 13 to deal with impact of Middle East war – Business

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended the countrywide austerity drive till June 13. The Middle East war, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, has given rise to a global oil crisis. In order to deal with the situation, the government had announced unprecedented austerity measures on March 9. A notification […]
Cambridge to retake ‘prematurely shared’ AS-level mathematics exam on June 9 – Pakistan

Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday cancelled the “prematurely shared” mathematics exam, announcing that it will conduct a new version of the exam for affected regions on June 9. On April 30, CIE confirmed that its AS-level mathematics paper was “shared prematurely” against its regulations. It said that the exam paper was for the Africa, […]
CIE to retake ‘prematurely shared’ mathematics exam on June 9 – Pakistan

Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday cancelled the “prematurely shared” mathematics exam, announcing that it will conduct a new version of the exam for affected regions on June 9. On April 30, CIE confirmed that its AS-level mathematics paper was “shared prematurely” against its regulations. It said that the exam paper was for the Africa, […]
Pakistan has sufficient POL reserves till third week of June, says petroleum ministry – Pakistan

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar was informed by the petroleum ministry on Monday that the country has sufficient reserves of POL products till the third week of June. The information was conveyed to the deputy premier during a high-level meeting to review the country’s petroleum, oil, and lubricants stock position. “The Petroleum Ministry briefed the […]
India to hold world’s largest elections between April and June – World

Nearly a billion people will be eligible to vote in India’s general elections, to be held over almost seven weeks from April 19, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a record-equalling third straight term. The elections for 543 seats in India’s Lok Sabha, or lower house of parliament, will run through June 4, a […]
India to hold world’s largest elections between April and June with Modi confident of win – World

India will elect a new parliament in seven phases between April 19 and early June, the country’s election authority said on Saturday, in what amounts to the world’s largest election with nearly one billion eligible to vote. The election pits two-term strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his regional allies against a bickering alliance of […]
The FORESIGHT Magazine – August 2023
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