Day: March 1, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Amin Gandapur on Monday said that all arrangements have been finalized to hold the ‘Derajat off-road challenge’ in Dera Ismail Khan. Sharing the details of the event, the minister said that the Derajat Off-Road Challenge along with China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route […]

ISLAMABAD: A nine-member delegation, headed by Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, on Monday arrived in Lahore for attending 117th Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission. The three-day meeting of the commission would be held in Islamabad from March 1 to 3. According to a press release, the focus of the meeting would be to discuss Pakistan’s […]

UNITED NATIONS: UN scientists Monday warned human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature, with people and ecosystems least able to cope being the hardest hit. The highly anticipated report from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approved by 195 member states, makes clear that minor, reactive or incremental changes […]

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday issued a price-revision notification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of March, increasing the commodity price by Rs318.74 per 11.8-kilogram cylinder . According to the notification, the authority increased the locally produced LPG price by Rs 27.01 per kilogram. After the revised price, the […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Mohammad Hayat Khan, a BS-19 officer of Inland Revenue (IR) Services, as Secretary (Legal-IR Wing), FBR (HQ), Islamabad. According to the FBR notification issued here on Monday, he has relinquished from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Corporate Tax Office, Islamabad and assumed the charge of the post. […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence Monday recommended to approve all the budgetary proposals relating to Public Sector Development Programs (PSDP) for the next Financial Year 2022-23 and directed the Ministry of Finance and Revenue to provide the required funds to the Defence Ministry in better interest of the country. The 17th meeting […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s bowling coach Shaun Tait would miss the first Test between Pakistan and Australia to be held at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi from March 4. According to PCB, Tait would be unable to come for the Test match due to his father’s funeral. However his arrival date in Pakistan would be shared in due course. […]

ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Muhammad Shakeel Munir on Monday urged the government to focus on marble industry for its better growth as this sector has the potential to transform Pakistan into a fast growing economy. He said that Pakistan has huge reserves of marble and granite in all regions of the […]