The federal government has launched a nationwide quality assessment of loose edible oil, ghee, and milk following concerning laboratory findings that revealed a significant number of packaged food samples failed to meet national quality standards. The directive was issued during a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) chaired by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal.…
Pakistani consumers may have incurred losses of up to Rs. 70 billion following a sharp increase in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices that pushed rates to nearly twice the official price set by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). According to estimates shared by the Pakistan LPG Distributors Association, households across the country continued…
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has seized 33,750 kilograms of expired food products during a major enforcement operation conducted at a warehouse belonging to a well-known food brand in Lahore. The raid was carried out by PFA enforcement teams under the directives of Director General Syed Musa Raza. The warehouse, located on Raiwind (Jati Umra)…
A former Vietnamese beauty queen has been sentenced to two years in prison after a court found her guilty of misleading customers by falsely advertising fibre-rich gummies on social media. State media confirmed the ruling on Wednesday, marking one of the most high-profile influencer fraud cases in the country. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, a past…