With unassailable lead, Ebrahim Raisi set to become Iranian president

ISLAMABAD:As vote count still goes on, the preliminary results indicate that Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi is set to become next Iranian president having obtained 17.8 million votes of 28.6 million ballots counted so far. According to Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister and Head of Election Office Jamal Araf announced that 28.6 million ballots had been counted […]

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Pak-China chilli cooperation to further boost agricultural sector

BEIJING:Pakistani and Chinese experts discussed potential of agricultural cooperation, especially in chilli farming at a wibenar themed “Pakistan Chilli Contract Farming Project Promotion and Inaugural Conference of Pakistan-China Condiment Industry Alliance”. As per agricultural cooperation, Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque said that now a plan of over 20 projects was being implemented to […]

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Beware of individuals posing as attestation agents: HEC

ISLAMABAD:Higher Education Commission (HEC) has warned the individuals seeking attestation of their documents to beware of the fake agents who are offering their assistance in getting their degrees and transcripts attested through fraudulent means. According to a public alert issued by the Students Affairs Division of HEC, it has been brought to HEC’s attention that […]

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MNAs give mix response on federal budget

ISLAMABAD:Parliamentarians from both opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly on Saturday continued debate on the federal budget for fiscal year 2021-22. The treasury benches lauded the government for presenting people-friendly budget with no new tax while the opposition members criticized that no relief was given to the masses in the budget. Resuming budget […]

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‘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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