ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday accepted the plea of PPP’s leader Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani for early hearing of his appeal against Senate Chairman elections and fixed the Intra Court Appeal for March 28. A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri announced the decision. Gilani’s Lawyer Farook H. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Higher Education Commission (HEC) has conferred Best Researcher Award upon Pro-Rector Academics NUST,Dr Osman Hasan (TI) in due recognition of his meritorious and impactful research undertakings. The prestigious award is bestowed upon enterprising individuals, who excel in creating a positive discernible impact on intellectual and social growth through their outstanding research contributions. Out of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar Thursday announced that Ehsaas Emergency Cash payments to internally displaced families returning to Tirah valley will begin next week from March 24. “Each of the 15,699 returning families will be paid one off assistance of Rs. 20,000 under Ehsaas Emergency […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Guard Commander of Bahrain General Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Thursday and discussed matters of mutual interest. The National Guard Commander conveyed cordial greetings of the King, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Prime Minister Imran Khan. Highlighting […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 168.46 points, with a negative change of 0.38 percent, closing at 43,807.23 points against 43,975.69 points on the last working day. A total of 148,505,513 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 236,506,586 shares the previous day […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Exchange rate of the Pakistan rupee weakened by 64 paisas against the the United States dollar in the interbank trading on Thursday and closed at Rs180.07 against the previous day’s closing of Rs179.43. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded at […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet here on Thursday approved Rs 24.26 billion subsidy on fertilizer for Kharif Crops 2022 and also enhanced Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Wheat Crop 2021-22 from Rs.1,950/40 Kg to Rs 2,200/ 40 Kg. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce , Abdul Razak Dawood on Thursday said the petrochemical sector was a dynamic and potential sector that could play a pivotal role in meeting needs of the domestic industrial sector. The adviser said this while addressing Pakistan’s first ever Petrochemical symposium organized by Corporate Pakistan Group here. “The petrochemical […]
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