6th steering committee meeting review regulatory reform on PRMI

ISLAMABAD:The sixth Steering Committee (SC) meeting on Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative (PRMI) on Thursday reviewed implementation of decisions on regulatory guillotine activities and provincial groups on their respective agendas related to PRMI. The sixth SC meeting reviewed the implementation made in the 5th SC meeting and briefing by BOI on regulatory guillotine activities, said a […]

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Senate body expresses displeasure over escape of five accused in Nazim Jokhiyo murder case

ISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Thursday expressed displeasure over the escape of five accused in the murder of Nazim Jokhiyo from Sindh Police. The committee meeting was held here at Parliament House under the chairmanship of Senator Waleed Iqbal. The committee termed the accused escape, a slap on the face of entire […]

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Greater Bay Area expected to help bolster sustainable development

BEIJING:The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is expected to be built into a world-class city cluster with enhanced connectivity and improved green development, speakers said at the latest Vision China event. The GBA Development Forum (Guangzhou) & Vision China was held virtually on Wednesday under the theme “Greater Bay Area in the New Era: Toward […]

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Beijing hybrid wheat can achieve good harvest in semi-arid conditions: Prof Zhang

BEIJING:Professor Zhang Shengquan from Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS) has said that a new experimental species of hybrid wheat which could achieve a good harvest in semi-arid conditions in Pakistan. “The year 2022 is the 10th year that Beijing hybrid wheat has entered Pakistan. In 2021, the promotion of Beijing hybrid wheat […]

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PSX loses 153 points to close at 45,763 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 153.05 points, with a negative change of 0.33 percent, closing at 45,763.20 points against 45,916.25 points on the last working day. A total of 327,601,103 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 514,384,636 shares the previous […]

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Amidst rising Covid-19 cases in India, APHC seeks urgent release of Kashmiri prisoners

ISLAMABAD:In wake of rising Covid-19 numbers within the Indian mainland senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader, Altaf Hussain Wani has demanded urgent release of all Kashmiri political prisoners who have been lodged in the jails in and outside the Kashmir valley. In a statement issued here on Thursday, Wani while expressing serious concern over […]

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PM to launch Pakistan’s first ‘citizen-centric’ National Security Policy Friday

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the National Security Policy 2022-2026 Friday, which articulates a citizen-centric framework, placing economic security at its core and seeking a secure and economically resilient Pakistan. The prime minister will launch the public version of the otherwise classified NSP, which is the first national security policy document of Pakistan. The […]

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