‘Panahgah’ management strives for sustainability of pro-poor project

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Shelter Homes Naseem ur Rehman said on Saturday that efforts were underway to make the ‘Panahgah’ model sustainable by mobilizing multiple stakeholders including philanthropists, businessmen, students, civil society and others. Naseem ur Rehman told this to reporter after an interactive session with a meticulously selected group of students and teachers […]

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E-Voting legislation under process to facilitate Overseas Pakistan: Ali Nawaz

ISLAMABAD:Ali Nawaz Awan Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority Affairs on Saturday said that legislation over E-voting is under process to facilitate Overseas Pakistanis (OPs) in the next election. Talking to private news channel, he said that e-voting was a oldest demand of Overseas Pakistan from last many years. He said […]

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Govt working for development of GB on PM’s instructions: Asad Umar

GILGIT:Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that in the light of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s instructions, we were working for the development of Gilgit-Baltistan on priority bases. He explained that the development package included in PSDP envisaged hydel power generation and transmission projects, connectivity projects for tourism, youth skill and scholarship […]

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Work starts at 24-kilometer new section of KKH

DASU:Besides the construction of the Dasu Hydro Power Project (DHPP), a new portion of 24-Kilometer Karakoram Highway (KKH) has also been started where a 180-meter long tunnel has been completed. Talking to media here, China Construction Company spokesperson Ameen Shah said the ground leveling for the road has been started over the 24-kilometer long new […]

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Missing bodies of AJK politician Sagheer Chughtai, his driver recovered from Mangla Dam

MIRPUR (AJK): Exactly ten days after the tragic accident, the bodies of illustrious AJK politician and member of AJK Legislative Assembly Sardar Sagheer Ahmed Khan Chughtai and his 37-years-old driver Muhammad Saeed, were Saturday appeared and recovered from Mangla dam reservoir. Both of the bodies were found floating in the lake area of the dam. […]

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KP government reduces, rationalizes sales tax on 31 services

PESHAWAR:In another tax relief package, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has proposed to reduce and rationalize sales tax on 31 different services in the province. According to the details issued by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) here on Saturday, the sales tax on 10 different services have been brought down to only one percent for the […]

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