Armed Forces contribute 41 mln saplings plantation to nationwide TBTTP: Report

ISLAMABAD: The Armed Forces of the country in its effort to support the nationwide Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation (TBTTP) project, Clean and Green Pakistan movement have planted 41 million plants in spring and monsoon seasons. Since 2018, Armed forces afforestation drive under the Army campaign of “Sarsabz-o-Shadab Pakistan” has resulted in massive plantation, said […]

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Defence Ministry upgrades four hospitals, builds two medical colleges

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Defence has upgraded its healthcare facilities through construction and upgradation of 500 beds at four Cantonments General Hospitals (CGH) and constructed two Medical Colleges and nine dispensaries. The upgradation of CGH at Peshawar was made whereas the construction of CGH at Lahore, Sialkot, Nowshera Cantt were in progress, said the Three […]

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NA body asks Interior Ministry to submit details of FIRs, complaints lodge against journalists in ICT, provinces

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday directed Ministry of Interior to collect details of First Information Reports (FIRs)and complaints lodged against journalists and media persons from all the provinces and Islamabad Capital Territory and provide the same before the next meeting of the committee. The meeting, chaired by Javed Latif, […]

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Senate panel for setting up overseas bodies in other provinces

ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development on Thursday underlined the need for establishing Overseas Pakistanis Commissions (OPCs) in other provinces on the pattern of Punjab. Presiding over the committee meeting, Senator Manzoor Ahmed Kakar observed that the provincial governments should own the idea of setting up the OPCs in provinces. […]

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PASSD utilizes Rs. 206.76 billion in FY 2020-21, Rs. 254.95 billion in FY 2019-20

ISLAMABAD: Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Division (PASSD) has utilized Rs. 206.76 Billion in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 followed and Rs. 254.95 billion in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 for different pro-poor initiatives under the government flagship program of Ehsaas. According to the three years performance report of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) […]

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President for enhancing Pak-Swiss commercial ties for mutual benefit

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Thursday said that Switzerland was an important trade and investment partner of Pakistan and underlined the need for further enhancing the commercial relations between the two countries for mutual benefits of the two sides. The president, in a meeting with Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Switzerland Aamir Shoukat, who called on […]

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NA body asks Interior Ministry to submit details of FIRs, complaints lodged against journalists

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday directed Ministry of Interior to collect details of First Information Reports (FIRs) and complaints lodged against journalists and media persons from all the provinces and Islamabad Capital Territory and provide the same before the next meeting of the committee. The meeting, chaired by Mian […]

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Balochistan govt initiates master planning of Quetta, 31 other towns

ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government has initiated the master planning of Quetta city and 31 other district headquarters towns to ensure better civic amenities to the masses. It has initiated the project with an estimated cost of Rs500 million, which would help in development of the cities in a much more organized and disciplined manner, said […]

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