ISLAMABAD:The exports from the country in rupee term witnessed an increase of 29.53 per cent during the first five months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. According to PBS provisional figures, the exports from the country during July-November (2021-22) were recorded […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The cabinet of Green Youth Movement Club of International Islamic University (IIU) took oath in the inauguration ceremony of the movement held at the Faisal Masjid Campus of the university. The cabinet consists of the thematic leaders for water conservation, plantation, energy conservation, cleanliness and waste management and ecotourism, while office bearers of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Economic Affairs Division, the government of Pakistan on Thursday signed a financing agreements of ‘Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project’ worth US$ 195 million with the World Bank to improve operational efficiency in targeted areas. Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, Mian Asad Hayaud Din signed the loan agreement on behalf of Government of Pakistan while representatives of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched first-ever Innovation Seed Fund (ISF) grant to promote entrepreneurship in key strategic areas of Pakistan. “Promoting entrepreneurship is a key initiative in growth of any country’s economy. Often the young graduates have excellent innovative ideas but don’t know how to transcend these into sustainable businesses. To accelerate […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar on Thursday said Prime Minister Imran Khan ‘s foremost priority was to uplift unprivileged segments of the society and bring less developed areas at par with the developed regions. “The recent development of establishing four new Panagahs in different sectors of Islamabad makes it evident that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday gave 10 more days to the committees constituted to submit recommendations to ‘implement’ legislation on electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voting facility for overseas Pakistanis. The ECP had constituted three committees including technical, legal and financial to look into the technical aspects, financial cost of the process, point […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National productivity Organization (NPO) would continue to support the industrial sector to adopt energy saving resources and increase existing international production capacity, said Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NPO, Muhammad Alamgir Chaudhry. Addressing the awareness session on Productivity Movement in Pakistan held at Pakistan Cutlery and Stainless Utensils Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday in Islamabad, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday granted time to ex-president Asif Ali Zardari’s lawyer for arguments in acquittal plea of his client in Thatha Water Supply scheme corruption reference. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the acquittal plea of Asif Zardari in graft reference connected with fake bank accounts scam. Farooq H Naek prayed the […]
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