SC allows CDS labour union referendum

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Capital Development Authority (CDA) labour union for holding referendum. A three-member SC bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case filed by Aman Ullah group of CDA seeking holding elections to determine the Collective Bargaining Agent. During the course of proceedings, the counsel for […]

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Public debt on declining trend, inflation to remain at around 8%, says Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday that the country’s net public debt was on declining trend and reduced to 81.8 percent debt-to-GDP ratio during the fiscal year 2020-21, expecting that it would come further down during the current fiscal year. Addressing a press conference here the minister said that […]

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Pak-UAE to sign MoU regarding Halal products export

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) soon regarding Halal exports to facilitate export process of Pakistan’s halal products to UAE. The MoU will be signed between Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) and Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). This was agreed by the Federal […]

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Green tea compound boosts protein’s tumour-suppressing activity

ISLAMABAD: Sipping green tea could be quite beneficial as researchers have found that a compound in the popular beverage may increase levels of a natural anti-cancer protein, known for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells, says a new study. The study of the direct interaction between the anti-cancer protein p53 and […]

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ECP decides to serve notice on Swati, Fawad

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to serve notice on Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain for uttering objectionable remarks. According to a news release, the ECP’s meeting, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has decided to seek […]

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Syrian Charge d’ Affairs calls on Interior Minister

ISLAMABAD: Charge d’ Affairs of the Embassy of Syria in Pakistan Mazen Obeid called on Minster of Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Tuesday and discussed matters of mutual interest and bilateral relations between the two countries. During the meeting, both were agreed to further enhance the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Syria. Various suggestions were […]

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Conference adopts resolution to continue struggle for independence of Junagadh State

ISLAMABAD: The National Conference on Junagadh on Tuesday adopted a resolution reaffirming respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence of Junagadh State. The participants also reiterated the commitment to continue the peaceful struggle for independence of Junagadh and said that they will never step back from legal claim on Junagadh State. The conference was […]

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Four solar energy projects to start supplying 250MW electricity by Mar 2022

ISLAMABAD: As many as four solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 250MW have achieved Financial Closing and will start supplying electricity to the national grid by March next year. Sharing the details, official of Alternative Energy Development Board told REPORTER that these projects were including 100 MW Zhenfa Pakistan New Energy Company Ltd, 50MW […]

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