ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Friday approved 68 demands for grants worth Rs 804,710,214,000 having no cut motions on them after voice voting in the House. Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tairn presented these demands for grants which were approved after voting. These demands for grants having no cut motions were related to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that Pakistan while being on the frontline of climate change impacts, is facing a huge challenge of preparedness in the face of these rapidly emerging threats. The unprecedented heatwaves and alarming rate of melting glaciers, in addition to unexpected monsoon […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Police have held 12 criminals and recovered cash, gold ornaments, prize bond as well as weapons from their possession, a police spokesman said on Friday. SSP (Operations) Dr Syed Mustafa Tanweer had assigned a task to Zonal SPs to accelerate efforts against bike-lifters. Following his directions, Bani Gala police station has apprehended two wanted […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s top priority is to guarantee the right of inheritance to the women, said the Director General Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) Muhammad Arshad on Friday. In an interview with reporter, DG said that women’s active participation in decision making processes is compulsory at all levels for sustainable development, poverty alleviation and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Food Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would provide food subsidy of Rs 15 billion during next financial year to facilitate the poor population of the province. Provincial Minister for Food and Information Technology, Atif Khan said this while addressing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ceremony with World Food Program (WFP) here on delivery of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Deposits in Roshan Digital Accounts (RDAs) have reached an impressive figure of US$ 1.5 billion through 165,000 accounts opened in just 10 months by overseas Pakistanis to take advantage of the digital solutions offered under RDAs. It was pointed out during a webinar arranged by Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan on the theme of ‘Banking Beyond […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Sindh and Balochistan earned victories in the matches of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Blind Cricket Twenty20 Super League being played at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad. In the first match, Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by seven wickets. In the morning KP won the toss and decided to bat first. Sindh […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A delegation of Palestine Foundation of Pakistan (PLF) led by its Secretary-General Dr Sabir Abu Mariam Friday called on Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR)Chairman Senator A Rehman Malik. They discussed the situation in Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), said a press release. Both strongly condemned the ongoing brutalities in Palestine […]
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