Exports increase 32.77% to Rs3.520 trillion in first 8 months of FY22

ISLAMABAD:The exports of the country in rupee term witnessed an increase of 32.77 per cent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. According to PBS provisional figures, the exports during July-February (2021-22) were recorded at Rs3,520,242 million […]

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IHRA continues inspections of healthcare establishments in ICT

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) inspection teams in continuation of their activities carried out inspections of 36 Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) in different areas of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) during the past two weeks. According to IHRA, Akbar Medical Center was sealed due to different malpractices like issuance of fake reports, breaking the IHRA seal […]

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Khattak rebuts his recent contact’s news with PML-Q

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Wednesday denied the news circulating on media regarding his contacts with PML-Q and said he did not issue any such statement to the media. The Defense Minister, in a statement issued here, claimed that the news reported by various news channels was baseless and concocted. Khattak said he has […]

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Pakistan’s irrigation network serving around 45 million acres land

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has the largest integrated irrigation network in the world, which is serving around 45 million acres of cultivated land. The system is fed by the waters of the Indus River and its tributaries, said an official of Indus River System Authority (IRSA). The irrigation network of Pakistan mainly comprises of three major reservoirs (Tarbela, […]

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Pollen count increases to ‘very high’ level 16,242 per cubic metre in air

ISLAMABAD:The pollen count on Wednesday increased up to 16,242 per cubic metre in the air, in the federal Capital, the highest level paper mulberry. Talking to reporter, senior official MET office Islamabad Dr Zaheer babar said as a result of mostly less rainfall during the predicted months February and March the pollen abundance sharply increased. […]

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Pakistan earns $1486 million from IT services’ export in 7 months

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan earned US $1,486.890 million by providing different Information Technology (IT) services in various countries during the first seven months of financial year 2021-22. This shows growth of 32.63 percent as compared to US $1,121.105 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2020-21, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. […]

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Fawad asks ECP to issue notice to PML-N on horse trading

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday demanded that Election Commission of Pakistan should issue notice to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz for its leader Javed Latif’s confession of indulgence in horse trading. In a tweet, the minister said that after the PML-N MNA’s confession,in principle, the ECP should issue notice to the PML-N […]

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