Approval of 70,000 housing projects worth Rs. 1.4 trillion to create 1.2 million jobs: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the approval of over 70,000 housing projects worth Rs 1.4 trillion so far would have an overall impact of Rs 7.3 trillion on the construction industry, besides creating 1.2 million jobs. It was the government’s huge achievement that 35,420 applications amounting to Rs 130 billion, out of total […]

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ITP continues crackdown against wrong parking

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) started taking strict action against vehicles over wrong parking for smooth flow of traffic in the Federal Capital. A special campaign was underway, following the directives of Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Mazhar Iqbal to ensure safe road environment besides reducing traffic accidents in the capital city, a news release said. […]

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Int’l Day of Women, Girls in science to be marked on Friday

ISLAMABAD:International Day of Women and Girls in Science would be marked on February 11 (Friday) across the globe including Pakistan recognizing the role of women and girls in science, not only as beneficiaries, but also as agents of change, including in view of accelerating progress towards the achievement of SDGs. Science and gender equality are […]

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KP Forest Department warns GDA of illegal hotel construction in protected area

ISLAMABAD:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department has warned the Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) of illegal hotel construction in the protected area of Makhnial, Haripur Forest Division by New Monal Restaurant who had been repeatedly charged with violation of section 144. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Haripur wrote a letter to the Director General GDA apprising him about the […]

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NPO to organize training on ‘Educational Management System’ on Feb 17

ISLAMABAD:National Productivity Organization (NPO) in collaboration with the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) is going to organize a workshop on “ISO 21001:2018 Educational Management System” on Thursday, February 17. The workshop was focusing on introduction and importance of International Organization for Standardization(ISO) 21001, defining processes in educational organizations, who are suppliers and what […]

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Awareness session on complex financial crimes held

ISLAMABAD:An awareness session on “Complex Financial Crimes: Cyber Security, Money Laundering & FATF” on Thursday was held at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU). Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi, Director General Federal Investigation Agency was the guest speaker. Director General FIA briefed the audience about the phenomena of complex crimes in the society including money laundering, cyber security, and the […]

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PSX loses 399 points to close at 45,940 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 399.72 points, with a negative change of 0.86 percent, closing at 45,940.04 points against 46,339.76 points on the last working day. A total of 285,968,670 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 243,148,960 shares the previous […]

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