Security beefed up in Rawalpindi after deadly Peshawar blast

RAWALPINDI:Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Ashfaq Ahmad Khan on Saturday directed district police officers to beef up security across the region after deadly Peshawar blast that martyred over 60 worshipers and injured around 200 others on Friday. According to police spokesman, the RPO gave further directions to enhance security at religious places, educational institutions and […]

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SBP to celebrate women’s financial inclusion on March 7

KARACHI: For celebrating the journey of women’s financial inclusion in Pakistan, State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with UBL, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank Alfalah, will host an event titled “Asaan Digital Account: Breaking Barriers” here on March 07. The program will start at 5:00 p.m. at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi wherein SBP Governor Dr. […]

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President for honing better diplomatic skills

KARACHI:The President Dr. Arif Alvi on Saturday stressed the need for fostering better communication skills for an affective diplomacy. While highlighting the communication skills in diplomatic channels, he said that the people should study books as much as possible to develop positive thinking and better communication skills. He stated this while addressing a seminar on […]

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Pakistan needs more graduates in IT sector: President Dr. Arif Alvi

KARACHI:Congratulating UIT and its team for designing Pakistan’s First Open Source RISC – V Microprocessor, President Dr. Arif Alvi said that Pakistan needs more graduates in IT sector in number and quality as well because world needs more number of these graduates in this sector. He expressed such views while addressing the ceremony “Celebrating Pakistan’s […]

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SBP organizes discussion on ‘The Promise of Digital Banks’ for stakeholders

KARACHI:State Bank of Pakistan hosted an interactive discussion on ‘The Promise of Digital Banks’ for domestic and international stakeholders including banks, fintechs, venture capital firms, digital banks and representatives of business community from across the world. The objective of this webinar was to share information on SBP’s ‘Licensing and Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks’ and […]

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Various schemes launched to empower unprivileged sect of society: First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi

KARACHI:First Lady, Begum Samina Arif Alvi said that the government had initiated various schemes to empower vulnerable and unprivileged sect of society especially women and differently abled persons in the country. She expressed these views while addressing the ceremony of “13 Ladies Fund Women’s Award for Pakistan 2022” organised by Dawood Global Foundation here at […]

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Museums reflect history, civilization, & culture: Commissioner Dr Irshad

MULTAN:Commissioner Multan Division Dr Irshad Ahmed on Saturday said that museums are reflection of history, civilization and culture and living nations preserve its history and culture. He expressed these remarks during his visit at Fort Kuhna Qasim to inspect construction site of museum, here. The divisional administration will remain active in highlighting the fertile civilization […]

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