Month: June 2021

PESHAWAR: The Government has spent Rs3.3 billion out of Rs12.5 billion allocated for seven gigantic agriculture and livestock projects under three years accelerated implementation programme in the merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Work on these projects were expedited in merged areas where Rs3.3 billion out of Rs12.5 billion allocation have been spent in different agriculture […]

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government bringing provincial policy on the rights of transgenders and proposing the establishment of an endowment fund of Rs 50 million for the welfare of transgender community through provincial legislation. This was stated during a provincial Consultation organized jointly by the Social Welfare Department Govt of KP, Women Parliamentary Caucus of […]

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has earmarked Rs23 billion for 17 projects of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2021-22. According to the budgetary documents, the government has allocated Rs5 billion for the construction of Zhob to Kuchlak Road-a part of CPEC Western Corridor, of which the total cost is […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema Tuesday said that government is determined to develop local agriculture sector on modern lines and utilize all available resources for uplift of the sector. Addressing a training workshops organized for olive growers to encourage grafting on wild olives to bring maximum area […]

ISLAMABAD: Senator Faisal Javed on Tuesday said that fiscal budget 2021-22 budget was a poor friendly and the government was committed to uplift the living standard of common man. Talking to a news channel, he said that there was no new tax imposed on common people and subsidies of billion of rupees announced for them. […]

PESHAWAR: Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra on Monday said that the government would present a historic Budget 2021-22 which would bring more prosperity and development in the province. The minister said that the provincial government had collected and record over Rs. 50 billion revenue in the fiscal year. He was speaking at a ceremony to […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said owing to the measures taken by present government for the revival of agriculture sector, small farmers got due dividends of their produce, which, besides improving their livelihoods, were also putting positive impact on the economy. He expressed satisfaction over the steps, saying all the resources were being […]

FAISALABAD: PTI leader/Vice-Chairman WASA Sheikh Shahid Javed said the PTI government had presented a balanced and people friendly budget. In a statement issued here Tuesday, he said that poor people had been provided relief in the budget which was a proof of people friendly policies of the government. He said the government had focused on […]