China to launch Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship on June 17

ISLAMABAD:The Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship is expected to be launched at 9:22 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Wednesday. The spaceship will take three male astronauts — Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo — into space for the construction of […]

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KP govt to present historic tax free, pro-development budget: Bangash

PESHAWAR:Special Assistant to Chief Minister ,Kamran Bangash on Wednesday said that government would present a historic budget which would bring more prosperity and development in the province. The minister appreciating the performance of the Excise and Board of Revenue (BoR) said that provincial government had collected a record over Rs 50 billion revenue in the […]

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SECP issues draft regulatory framework for digital-only insurers and micro-insurers

ISLAMABAD:The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), as part of its agenda to promote digitalization and encourage innovation in financial services, has introduced draft registration regime for digital-only insurers and dedicated micro-insurers, for seeking public comments. The draft framework, proposed through amendments in Insurance Rules, 2017, sets out the registration requirements for entities desirous […]

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Partly cloudy weather with chances of thunderstorm

MULTAN:The local Met office has forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of isolated thunderstorm and rain for the city and its suburbs during the next 24 hours. On Wednesday, maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded as 34.2 degree centigrade and 22.8 degree centigrade respectively. The humidity was recorded 76 percent at 8 am and 46 […]

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Education Ministry permits students to sit in E-Cat/Engineering exams

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training had decided to permit all those students to sit in the E-CAT/Engineering exams, who had given their exams. The decision was unanimously taken during an important meeting chaired by the Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood here on Wednesday to ensure the timely admissions of […]

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Shrinking agricultural land worries people in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: The authorities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) seem to be in deep slumber as no step is being taken to stop the conversion of agricultural land into commercial and residential usage in various parts of the territory. According to reporter, residents of Srinagar have bemoaned the apathy of the officials of […]

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Hundreds of traders receive first shot of vaccine

ABBOTTABAD:Hundreds of traders here on Wednesday received first shot of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp organized here with the cooperation of All Traders Federation Abbottabad and District Administration. The camp was organized at health department Abbottabad at the central office of All Traders Association, where traders of Link road, Kunj road, Fawara Chowk, Gami […]

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