Day: July 3, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The production of farm tractors in the country witnessed an increase of 59.03 percent to 45,432 units during first eleven months of financial year 2020-21, against the production of 28,568 units in same period of last year. During the period under review, the production of trucks also witnessed an upward trend as it went up […]

ISLAMABAD:Handicrafts exports during eleven months of FY 2020-21 grew by 100 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-May 2020-21, Handicrafts worth US $ 5 were also exported in current financial year as compared to the nil exports of same period of last year. […]

ISLAMABAD:The government has achieved its targets from sub-national anti-polio campaign as more than 33 million children under five years of age received their vaccinations. The campaign was conducted from June 7 to June 11 in 124 districts of the country including all four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the federal capital which was inaugurated […]

ISLAMABAD:Saeed Ahmad Sheikh, an officer of the Information Group presently posted as Deputy Director General (BS-20), Information Service Academy has been deputed to work as In-charge of COVID Relief Cell in addition to his own duties. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Saeed Sheikh has been nominated with immediate […]

ISLAMABAD:United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Cooperatives will be marked on July 3 across the globe including Pakistan to increase awareness on cooperatives, as well as strengthen and extend partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other supporting organizations including governments. International Day of Cooperatives remembers what cooperatives do to improve the world’s economic and […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Governor Sindh Imran Ismail met here Friday and discussed progress on the ongoing development projects being carried out by the federal government in the province. The meeting was attended by Senator Saifullah Niazi, Member National Assembly Amir Mahmood Kayani and Ashraf Qureshi. The strategy for the future reorganization of […]

ISLAMABAD:Koh-e-Sulaiman, (Takht-e-Sulaiman) mountain range is one of the highest national parks lying at an altitude of 3,487 meters (11,440 feet) with a unique ecosystem that would be preserved and developed as country’s first Trans-Boundary National Park. Provincial Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur told reporter in an exclusive interview that Koh-e-Sulaiman range was located […]

ISLAMABAD:The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based monthly inflation decelerated to 9.7 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis during the month of June 2021, from 10.9 percent during May 2021, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. On month-on-month (MoM) basis, it decreased by 0.2% in June as compared to a decrease of 0.1 percent in May 2021 […]