ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz Friday directed Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies ( PCRET) to formulate off grid home based solar solutions for the population of far flung areas. During his visit to PCRET, he emphasized that it would not only be beneficial for the people but would also reduce the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A judicial magistrate of Islamabad on Friday extended the judicial remand of accused including Usman Mirza in a case pertaining to torturing and blackmailing a couple. The accused including Usman Mirza, Ata ur Rehman, Idaras Qayum Butt, Bilal Marawat, Muhib Bangish, Rehan Hussain and Farhan were produced before the court of judicial magistrate Waqar Gondal […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday appointed Ms. Sajal Tariq, an officer of Inland Revenue Services as Deputy Commissioner-IR (BS-18 on acting charge basis), Regional Tax Office, Islamabad. According to FBR notification issued here, she relinquished the charge of the post Assistant Commissioner-IR (BS- 17), Regional Tax Office, Islamabad. She assumed the charge of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday served notices to respondents including Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in a case challenging ban on social app Tiktok. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case filed by a citizen through lawyer Maryam Fareed Advocate. At the outset of hearing, the petitioner adopted the stance that the PTA had blocked […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Friday that the new discovery of oil and gas at Kawagarh in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would help meet ever-growing energy needs of the country. In a series of tweets, he said it was the first discovery made by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Central Secretary Information Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Ahmad Jawad on Friday said that the constitution of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ensures Intra-party elections. Reacting to Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notice to PTI, he said that Chairman PTI Prime Minister Imran Khan is the only political leader with a clear vision and unflinching stance on intra-party elections, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said the government’s effective COVID-19 strategy, including the policy of smart lockdowns, played a major role in the country’s economic survival and the realization of (around 4%) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth despite various challenges. “Improvement in all micro and macro-economic indicators endorsed the numbers of GDP growth, which […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The cotton sowing has completed over 1.88 million hectares against the set targets of 2.32 million hectares to produce 10.51 million bales during crop season 2021-22. According the provisional estimates about 80.88 percent of set targets of crop production for current season have been achieved, said an official of Ministry of National Food Security and […]
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