Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan and Sindh would vie for the top honour in the final of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Blind Cricket Twenty20 Super League at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad on Wednesday. In the 11th league match of the Super League played on Tuesday, Balochistan beat Sindh by six wickets. In […]

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill, 2021 with majority vote and as many as 240 lawmakers participated in debate on federal budget which continued for around 10 days. Minister for Finance Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin moved the Finance Bill, 2021 in the House following which the opposition lawmakers debated it. PPPP MNA […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said that the National Assembly passed the budget 2021-22 after record lengthy discussion of 93 hours. In a tweet, he said that the budget session was quite exhaustive as 244 members from the treasury and the opposition benches participated in general discussion on […]

ISLAMABAD: Expo 2020 Dubai has introduced a number of precautionary measures across the site including rapid COVID-19 testing to prevent the spread of coronavirus at the world’s largest exhibition, said the organizers. The organizers said they have acted responsibly to meet the challenges of COVID-19, developing protocols, guidelines and precautionary measures that are science-based and […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $1708.120 million by providing different Information Technology (IT) services in various countries during the first ten months of financial year 2020-21. This shows growth of 45.88 percent as compared to US $1170.920 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) […]

ISLAMABAD: The two state companies, SNGPL and SSGC, have planned to give as many as 524, 000 new connections during the next fiscal year in their respective operational areas across the country. “It is expected that gas will be supplied to approximately 524, 000 new consumers, subject to approval/revision by OGRA, during the fiscal year […]

ISLAMABAD: The second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has generated huge job opportunities and played proactive role to boost economic growth of the country. An official of Board of Investment (BOI) on Tuesday indicated that Chinese investment in multiple sectors had positive impact on employment, transfer of information and improving skills of Pakistani […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Tuesday that the recent presser of senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was an endeavour to divert attention from humiliation faced by Miftah Ismail during a public debate with Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar. The said debate took place at Shahzaib Khanzada’s programme […]