Business confidence score witnessed record improvement in Pakistan; says OICCI survey

KARACHI: Overseas Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) Monday shared the results of its comprehensive business confidence index (BCI) survey titled “Wave-20”, conducted throughout the country during May to July 2021, which revealed that the overall business confidence score in Pakistan now stands at positive score of 9 percent. It is a record improvement […]

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BISP sings MoU with Colleges Deptt to support beneficiaries’ children

KARACHI: Benazir Income Support Programme and Sindh Colleges Department here on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to extend financial support to the children of BISP beneficiaries’ families to stop drop out and help the poor but genius students to continue for their higher education. Sindh Director General Colleges, Prof. Ghulam Mustafa Charan and BISP’s […]

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All 15 BMG candidates elected unopposed in KCCI election 2021-22

KARACHI: All candidates of Businessmen Group have been elected unopposed for Managing Committee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the year 2020-21. According to details, a total of 30 nominations were received by the Election Commission from candidates belonging to BMG. The Election Commission, after scrutinizing all nomination papers, declared 12 nomination papers […]

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Pakistani rice export to China may cross one million in coming years: Badar uz Zaman

BEIJING: Pakistan has a huge potential to enhance rice export to several countries especially China and Pakistani rice export is likely to cross one million tons within two years with increased demand from the Chinese market, said Badar uz Zaman, Commercial Counsellor of Pakistan Embassy in China. “Last year our rice exports to China was […]

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Ten Muslim youth arrested on charge of raising pro-Pakistan slogans in India

ISLAMABAD: Indian police arrested ten Muslim youth on the charge of raising pro-Pakistan slogans in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The police imposed black law National Security Act (NSA) against four out of 10 detainees for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans during a Muharram event in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer said. The development […]

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PAC examines audit paras of MoHW

ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday examined highlighted audit paras of Ministry of Housing and Works for fiscal year 2019-20. The meeting was held here at Parliament House with Member National Assembly Rana Tanveer Hussain in chair. While reviewing the audit objections of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF), the audit officials told […]

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Balochistan govt to establish driving academy in Quetta

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government has planned to establish driving academy in Quetta to initiate training course for drivers, aimed at curtaining road accidents in the province. The project has included in the annual development programme, which would be approved from the Development Working Party (DWP), an official of the Balochistan government said. The transport department would […]

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Afghan media not facing any problem after Taliban takeover: Journalists

ISLAMABAD: Afghan Journalists in Kabul on Monday said they were not facing any difficulties in the discharge of their professional duties ever since the takeover of Taliban in Afghanistan. Aryana Television Network Newscaster Zmaryalai Abasin told Pakistani media in Kabul that there was no pressure on them and services were being provided to the masses. […]

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