ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar Tuesday said the government has registered over 10,000 youth for talent hunt drive under the Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). Addressing at a press conference, he said two sports talent hunt drives under the KJP would be launched from March 12 at Gujranwala […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Furniture exports during the first seven months of fiscal year of 2021-22 grew by 179.58 % as compared to the exports of the commodity during the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-Nov 2021, Furniture worth US $ 5,066 exported, as compared to exports of $1,812 during the same period of last […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Farhan Mehboob clinched the PSF-International Squash Circuit-1 title here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Tuesday. In the final, World No 240 Farhan downed his country mate and World No 220 Hamza Khan with a game score of 11-6, 11-6, 2-11, 1-11 and 11-6 in 27 minutes and won the title. The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The number of merchant Point of Sale (POS) machines in the country increased by 10% during first quarter (Jul-Sept) of current fiscal year to 79,134 units compared to the last quarter of FY21. According to the quarterly “Payment System Review” released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the these machines processed 28.1 million card-based […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki on Tuesday called on Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and discussed mutual interest issues including Pak-Saudia bilateral relations. During meeting, they reviewed progress on the affairs related to the last month visit of Saudi Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bin Naif to Pakistan, said […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday upheld the decision of Banking Mohtasib of Pakistan (BMP) ordering the Bank of Punjab (BoP) to refund Rs 423,556 to the legal heirs of a deceased borrower for encashing Regular Income Certificates (RICs) unilaterally and unfairly. The president observed that the BoP had unnecessarily complicated a routine matter, though […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Member of National Assembly Sana Ullah Masti Khail on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has won the hearts of the nation by announcing a huge relief package, reducing the prices of the oil and electricity in his speech on the other day. Talking to reporter, he said the Prime Minister Imran […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a petition of Ghulam Qadir Chandio challenging the election tribunal’s decision against his election as Sindh Assembly member from Shaheed Benzairabad in the 2013 general election as infructuous for lapse of the assembly’s five-year term. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice […]
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