KARACHI: World Hemophilia Day was celebrated under the leadership of Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) in collaboration with Hemophilia Welfare Society Karachi. World day is celebrated on April 17th each year however it was observed few days before here with the bleeding disorder community, said the statement released here on Friday. In this connection, an […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Vice President Fatima Lakhani has said the precedent set by Karachi Sports Foundation (KSF) with regard to distribution of relief goods among the financially weak players, coaches and ground staff, are not only commendable but also in accordance with the spirit of International Olympic Committee (IOC) motto which focuses on […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Bilquis Bano Edhi, renowned philanthropist, social activist and widow of Edhi Welfare Foundation’s founder late Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away at a Karachi hospital at the age of 74 here on Friday. She was admitted to a local hospital at Karachi four days ago, said the Edhi Foundation sources. Faisal Edhi, son of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) production grew by 4.6 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Friday. The LSMI Quantum Index Number (QIM) was recorded at 156.9 points during July-February (2021-22) against 150.0 points […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The National Productivity Organization (NPO) would organize a webinar on “Public Financial Management System (PFMS)’ on April 20. The PFMS is a set of rules and institutions, policies and processes that govern the use of public funds across all sectors from revenue collection to monitoring of public expenditures, according to NPO document. The workshop […]
Read MoreBEIJING: To solve the current problems of rice production in Pakistan, new varieties can be introduced from China for trial planting. Pakistan can also introduce China’s advanced agricultural machinery and planting technology suitable for small farmers to help them increase rice production, said Xu Jianlong, chief scientist of rice molecular design technology in the Institute […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: The United States looks forward to working with the new Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his government to promote peace and prosperity in Pakistan and the broader region, State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said. The spokesperson, who was responding to questions at his daily new briefing on Thursday, also repeated his government’ […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G service users in Pakistan has significantly increased and reached 111 million by end of February 2022. As per detail available on the official site of the PTA website, Pakistan has around 192 million mobile phone users. The number of broadband subscribers reached 114 million in February while the […]
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