CM orders building floating jetties, passenger sheds at Baba, Bhit, Mubarak Goth

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Wednesday announced to construct three floating jetties passenger sheds at Baba, Bit Islands and Mubarak village at a cost of Rs 250.561 million. Addressing a reception hosted by fishermen leader Hussain Aslam Bhatti for him at Bhit Island, he said “I am working on a scheme to […]

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SBP brings transparency in sale of third party products for consumer protection

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has issued comprehensively revised set of instructions on the sale of third party products to address concerns and bring transparency and protect the consumers. In addition to the typical banking products or services, banks often offer or sell other financial products that are provided by other financial institutions, generally referred […]

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Mark Stroh assumes role as US consul general in Karachi

KARACHI: Mark Stroh assumed his role as the United States (US) Consul General in Karachi on Saturday, August 21. He is a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service. Consul General Mark Stroh most recently served in Washington, DC as Acting Assistant Secretary and Managing Director for International Media in the Bureau of […]

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SC adjourns Khursheed Shah’s bail plea till summer vacation

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday adjourned the hearing of Pakistan Peoples Party leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah’s post-arrest bail plea till summer vacation. A three-member bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case. During the course of proceedings, the apex court rejected Khursheed Shah’s wives plea for exemption from the appearance. […]

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Pakistan to promote cross-border e-commerce with SCO countries: MoU

BEIJING: In a milestone move to promote collaboration among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in the digital economy, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Building a Cross-border E-commerce Platform with nine trade organisations of SCO member states. The signing ceremony held at the Digital Commerce Conference of the 2021 China-SCO Forum on […]

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’Smart Forest’ in Sheikhupura, crucial milestone to tackle climate change: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday said the first-ever smart forest, inaugurated by Prime Imran Khan in Rakh Jhok, Sheikhupura, was a crucial milestone in tackling climate change in the country. In a tweet, he said the Rakh Jhok Forest was part of the Ravi Riverfront City and taken in line […]

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Italian envoy lauds PAF personnel’s professionalism, progress through indigenisation

ISLAMABAD: Italian Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese met Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu and lauded professionalism of PAF personnel and its exceptional progress made over the years, especially through indigenisation. Air Chief highlighted the cordial relations between the two countries and reiterated his resolve to further […]

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