E-procurement to minimize irregularities, overspending: MD BPPRA

QUETTA: Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (BPPRA) on Saturday launched E-procurement system in the province to help minimize irregularities. Managing Director (BPPRA), Mujeeb ur Rehman said BPPRA has planned to digitize the procurement of all government departments to enhance the performance and efficiency and make the best use of the available resources in the province […]

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Sindh reached in men,women finals of Inter Provincial Throwball Championship

QUETTA: Balochistan and Sindh qualified for Men final while Sindh and Punjab reached in the women final of Inter Provincial Throwball Championship at Ayub Stadium here on Saturday. According to reports, the final matches of Men and Women events are going to be played today. Men event; In the first semi-final, Balochistan beat KPK by […]

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Police employees to get 50% discount on medical tests

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private laboratory, providing 50 percent discount to its employees on medical tests. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman has directed to ensure best medical facilities to the policemen of the force and their families. Following his directions, SSP (Headquarters) […]

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Distribution of Health Card in province to be completed till March 2022: Yasmin Rashid

ISLAMABAD:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Saturday said the distribution of Health Card would be completed in the province till March 2022 aimed at providing maximum health facilities to people. Talking to PTV , she said that the under this entitlement the head of the family can avail medical treatment of upto Rs.1 million […]

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Automobile sector made Rs 170b undocumented payments as car owns during last five years: PIDE Research

ISLAMABAD: The automobile sector of Pakistan made undocumented transactions worth Rs 150 billion to Rs 170 billion during last five years under the head of additional charges, also known as car own, paid to the car dealers to get an immediate delivery. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad, in its research, revealed that annually, […]

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Shafqat briefed on dengue, uplift schemes, cleanliness situation in Lahore

LAHORE:Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is striving to ensure provision of facilities to citizens as much as possible. He was chairing a meeting of the district coordination committee (DDC) here at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Saturday. The meeting was attended by PTI Senator Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhry, […]

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Laws being relaxed in new SME Policy, SMEDA Chief

LAHORE:Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) Chief Executive Officer Hashim Raza said on Saturday that SME Policy has been formed and expected to be launched on November 11 by Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was talking to business community here at Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) where LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir, […]

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Punjab CS assures PSMA delegation of solution to genuine problems

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal met a four-member delegation of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), led by Secretary-General Hassan Iqbal at Civil Secretariat on Saturday. The delegates apprised the chief secretary of the problems facing the sugar industry. The chief secretary said a plan of action would be worked out through consensus to […]

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