Day: July 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar Wednesday said Ehsaas Registration Desks would open across the country from July 15 to register those poor families who were unable to get registered during Ehsaas National Socio Economic Registry (NSER) door to door survey. “The Ehsaas Registration Desks […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday rejecting the criticism of opposition parties on budget document asked them to give respect to the vote of parliamentarians who supported the Finance Bill, 2021 in majority. Replying to objections of parliamentarians from opposition benches on Finance Bill, 2021, he said if opposition was strong supporter of […]

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend for second consecutive day on Wednesday, gaining 218.25 points, with a positive change of 0.46 percent, closing at 47, 356.02 points against 47, 137.77 points on the last working day. A total of 549, 666, 158 shares were traded during the […]

ISLAMABAD: Students from diverse disciplines exhibited their innovative business ideas at the ‘Entrepreneurship Gala 2021’ held at the Air University on Wednesday. The event was presided over by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam. In his inaugural speech, the SAPM appreciated the efforts and great ideas show-cased by students. […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam Wednesday said access to food at affordable prices was the basic right of every citizen and the government was making all out efforts to address the issues of malnutrition in women, children and adolescents. Addressing the National Dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security, he […]

ISLAMABAD: The foreign pilgrims would be able to use their Hajj smart cards for teller services in Saudi Arabia during Hajj season in the year 2022 (next year). The card will allow pilgrims coming from abroad to transfer money from their bank accounts in their respective countries, Saudi Gazette reported. The smart card will enable […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said only the people of Afghanistan could resolve the conflict of their country, however, Pakistan would continue to play a conciliatory role. “We can only facilitate the peace process and reconciliation among the Afghan stakeholders, ” the foreign minister said in a statement on the situation of […]

ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government has planned to initiate ‘KUMAK’ Special Person’s Support Fund programme worth Rs 2 billion in the financial year 2021-22, offering sustainable and dignified livelihood opportunities for impoverished masses. Under KUMAK programme, provincial government would award monthly stipend to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as encouragement and support to enable them to be […]