PM, Governor discuss situation in Sindh

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan held a meeting with Governor Sindh Imran Ismail here on Monday and discussed the present law and order situation in the Sindh province and different administrative and development issues. The prime minister was briefed on the inauguration of the Greenline project to provide better facilities of transport to the residents of […]

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Foreign Secretary, OIC envoy discuss situation in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD:The Special Envoy of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Jammu and Kashmir Yousef Aldoubeay met Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood here on Monday. The OIC’s Assistant Secretary General (ASG) for Humanitarian Affairs Tarig Bakhit and other senior members of the OIC delegation were also present. Welcoming the special envoy, the foreign secretary underscored that the […]

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President upholds Mohtasib’s decision against unjustifiable bills of IESCO

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Monday upheld the decision of the ‘Wafaqi Mohtasib’ ordering Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) to withdraw the unjustifiably charged bills, amounting to Rs 284,000, against six different consumers and take disciplinary action against the delinquent officers/officials involved in bogus cash transactions. He rejected the appeal of IESCO on grounds of being […]

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PSF invites proposals to award Special Incubation Centre of AI/IoT

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) on Monday invited project proposals from all the public and private sector degree awarding institutions for the award of Specialized Incubation Centre (IC) of Artificial Intelligence /Internet of Things (AI/IoT). “The PSF intends to establish a Specialized Incubation Centre (IC) of Artificial Intelligence/Internet-of-Things (AI/IoT) based in the campuses of universities to […]

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CDWP gives go-ahead to 4 projects worth Rs 140 bn

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) Monday approved three development projects at a cost of Rs 9.168 billion and recommended two projects worth Rs 130 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration. The meeting of forum was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan […]

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Covid vax reduces organ transplant patients infection risk by 80%

ISLAMABAD:A team of physician-scientists has found that solid organ transplant recipients, who were vaccinated, experienced an almost 80 per cent reduction in the incidence of symptomatic Covid-19 infection compared to those who were unvaccinated. “Persons who have received an organ transplant are considered to be at increased risk for Covid-19 and for a severe outcome […]

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FBR organizes AML/CFT workshop for DNFBPs

ISLAMABAD:Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) here on Monday organized an outreach and capacity building sessions for designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) to ensure anti-money laundering and counter financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance. The workshop was organized in collaboration with United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said a FBR press release. The representatives […]

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