KARACHI: Karachi Development Authority (KDA), has finalized its arrangements in connection with the celebrations of Independence Day of Pakistan. Director General KDA Asif Ali Memon visited the Civic Centre Building to review the arrangements, said a statement on Tuesday. The officials of the KDA briefed the DG KDA that on the night of August 13, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) service in Karachi would become operational by October this year. “Prime Minister Imran Khan reviewed progress of five federal projects in Karachi transformation plan and Green line BRT will start from October this year, […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Inspector General of Police, Sindh Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar, Tuesday issued order of transfer and posting of three police officers. According to a notification, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Logistics, Central Police Office (CPO) Karachi, has been transferred and posted Senior Superintendent of Police – East Karachi. SSP East Karachi, Sajid Amir Saddozai, has been […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) organized a webinar titled “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy as envisioned by Quaid-e-Azam” in connection with independence day celebrations on Thursday. Eminent scholar and historian of Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Aslam Syed was the keynote speaker. In his address, he said that the Quaid-e-Azam’s vision for foreign policy was “peace with all, […]
Read MoreBEIJING: To better combat salinity, Pakistan and China have been cooperating with each other in reclaiming salt-affected soils and developing new varieties of quality salt-tolerant plants in Pakistan. “In Pakistan, about 14% of irrigated lands have deteriorated with salinity, while 64% yield losses are reported due to salinity, ” revealed Dr Zhang Huaxin, Research Fellow […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The exports of electric fan witnessed an increase of 37.60 percent during the fiscal year (2020-21) as compare to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. The country exported electric fan worth US $32.444 million during July-June (2020-21) as against the exports of US $23.579 million during July-June (2019-20), showing growth of 37.60 percent, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The 48th Common Training Programme (CTP) of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service (PAAS) visited Capital Development Authority (CDA) headquarters here on Tuesday. CDA Chairman Aamir Ali Ahmed gave a detailed briefing to the young officers about the aims and objectives of the authority. Speaking on the occasion, he urged the officers to play their […]
Read MoreKARACHI: The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis continued to exceed $2.0 billion. A report of State Bank of Pakistan said with inflows of $2.71 billion in July 2021, workers’ remittances continued their strong trend, remaining above $2.0 billion for the 14th consecutive month. This is the second-highest ever level of remittances reported in the […]
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