ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin Tuesday said the government was taking steps to increase tax collection and save the foreign exchange reserves by automating the overall system through use of modern technology. “Time is not far when we will achieve our true potential in taxation and saving the foreign exchange reserves,” he […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday called for following the journalistic legacy of late Maulana Zafar Ali Khan to promote moral values and bring positive change in society. He highlighted that Maulana Zafar Ali Khan had greatly contributed to the Urdu literature and responsible journalism and media should follow his ideals to promote truthful and impartial […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Provincial Education Minister, Shahram Khan Tarakai on Tuesday presided over a meeting held to review the situation regarding coronavirus in educational institutions. The meeting beside others was also attended by Secretary Education Yahya Akhunzada, Director General Health Services KP Dr Niaz, Director Education Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim and officers from health and education departments. Education Minister […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Members of the national and provincial assemblies hailing from Bahawalpur division called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at Islamia University Baghdad Campus in Bahawalpur and thanked him for launching the new Pakistan National Health Card for Bahawalpur. The issuance of the national health card was a great gift of PTI and the people […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to chalk out an implementation plan over the Online Distance Learning (ODL) policy at the earliest. Underlining the importance of virtual education, the president said universities should increase the component of virtual education, so that a maximum number of students could benefit from the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) Punjab on Information and Spokesperson to the Punjab Government Hasaan Khawar Tuesday said that inauguration of health card in Bahawalpur, the single largest public interest project in Pakistan, was set to benefit 15 million people of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar in 100 hospitals of the division. In […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Assistant Director Social Welfare Department and Bait-ul-Maal, Nand Laal Tuesday lauded the role of social organizations, working for betterment and welfare of masses. Talking to a delegation led by Chairman, Dar-ul-Aman Shahid Mahmood Ansari, he observed that the department would continue to facilitate welfare activities. The department would also patronize such organizations at all level. […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Speakers at a seminar have stressed the need for implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as it was vital to Pakistan’s economic progress. The seminar was arranged by the Revenue Mobilization for Investment and Trade (ReMIT) with a view to identify ‘obstacles being faced by businesses in […]
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