COLOMBO, March 29 (Xinhua/APP):Sri Lanka’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.7 percent in 2021, the country’s Department of Census and Statistics announced on Tuesday. In 2020, the South Asian country’s GDP contracted 3.6 percent, according to the department. The department also announced that the country’s GDP grew by 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter […]
Read MoreBEIJING:Pakistan will attend the extended meeting of the China-US-Russia Consultation Mechanism to be held on the sidelines of the third foreign ministers meeting of Afghanistan neighboring countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. The third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries will be held in Tunxi, Central China’s Anhui […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Beekeeping is a profitable business and production can be increased only by taking strict steps to control deforestation and pesticide use in agriculture, said the experts while addressing the inaugural session of three-day training workshop on Queen Rearing & Modern Beekeeping at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Tuesday. They […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Secretary Board of Investment (BoI) Fareena Mazhar here on Tuesday termed e-kachehry an effective tool in cementing ties between the government machinery and the general public. The e-kachehry is a major instrument to reach out to the public and offer on-spot solutions to their problems and concerns, she said in a press release issued […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin here on Tuesday appreciated the efforts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister, Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra and assured him of full support and cooperation of the federal government. He made the assurance during a meeting with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Finance Division, according to a press statement […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Located in Jamilabad area of the city on Multan International Airport Road, around 200-year-old Christian Cemetery, popularly known as “Gora Qabristan” reminds us about the British soldiers who laid down their lives during the Siege of Multan — a prolonged contest between city and state of Multan and the British East India Company. Spanned over […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called upon the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to take India to task for ruthless killings, arbitrary arrests, fake encounters and destruction of residential houses in the garb of so-called cordon and search operations. According to Kashmir Media Service, the APHC leadership in a statement issued in Srinagar said […]
Read MoreABBOTTABAD:Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Pakistan Abbottabad Zone announced Tuesday that it was all set for the provision of 19 subsidized items at 405 outlets and 55 franchises from 1st April 2002 during the holy month of Ramadan. This was disclosed by the USC Zonal Manager Abdul Qadeer Khan while talking to APP. He further said […]
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