ISLAMABAD: The country’s economy is on track to achieve the growth target set by the government for the fiscal year 2021-22, according to the monthly Economic Update and Outlook for November released by the finance ministry here Monday. “The economy of Pakistan is on track to achieve the growth target for FY2022,” it says, adding […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony was informed on Tuesday that next year’s Pakistan hajj quota for year 2022 was being enhanced from 179,210 to 200,000 Hujjaj. The Committee was informed that the Hajj quota would be distributed at a ratio of 60:40 — 60 percent allocation for Government Hujjaj and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) strictly ensures merit and transparency in all of its key academic and administrative affairs including expansion and strengthening of university infrastructure, human resource management and recruitment as well as provision of facilities for the students. These views were expressed by Prof Dr Zia Ul -Qayyum, VC, AIOU while addressing the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday issued a price-revision notification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of December, decreasing the commodity price by Rs168.91 per 11.8-KG cylinder. According to the notification, the authority reduced the locally produced LPG price by Rs14.31 per kilogram. After the revised price, the LPG cylinder […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The United States of America (USA) remained the top export destinations of the Pakistani products during the first four months of current financial year (2021-22), followed by United Kingdom (UK) and China. Total exports to the USA during July-October (2021-22) were recorded at US $2096.859 million against the exports of US $1461.197 million during […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) issued 94,931 fine tickets to road users over four major violations during the last week. According to the traffic police spokesman, ITP has launched ‘Safety First Campaign’ last week in order to ensure safe road environment and traffic discipline in the city. The campaign has been formally launched following directions of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan outplayed Philippines and Indonesia on Tuesday in the 20th Asian Squash Team Championship being played at Kualalumpur, Malaysia. According to details, the championship would conclude on December 4. A group of 12 teams have entered in the Men’s event including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Iran, Korea, Philippines, Iraq, Singapore, Sri Lanka and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said that unless the challenges confronting the developing countries are addressed, the world economy – affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – will not be able to return to the path of sustained and sustainable growth. “Islands of prosperity cannot exist within an ocean of poverty,” he said while addressing […]
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