Nisar Khuhro takes oath as senator

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh Chapter President Nisar Ahmad Khuhro on Monday took oath as senator and singed the member roll. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath besides announcing the penal of chairpersons including senators Shibli Faraz, Hafiz Abdul kareem and Abida Azeem. Senator Taj Haider and other colleagues presented the Sindhi traditional shawl ‘Ajrak’ […]

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FDE directs edu institutions to establish book banks for class 6-8

ISLAMABAD:Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Monday directed all institutional heads of Islamabad Model School/Colleges (Boys/Girls) Urban and Rural Areas, Islamabad to establish Book Banks in all educational institutions for class six to eight. FDE through a notification issued with the approval of Director Academics & Quality Assurance, to all Area Education Officers (AEOs), has […]

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PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 660 points

ISLAMABAD:The Karachi Stock Exchange 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Monday, losing 660.46 points, with a negative change of 1.53  percent, closing at 42,440.25 points against 43,100.71 points on the last working day. A total of 118,986,341 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 189,926,559 shares […]

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Chinese company to invest $ 50 million in Gwadar, Karachi

ISLAMABAD:Optima Integration Group of China on Monday joined hands with Asia Pak Investments of Pakistan to invest $50 million in the first phase to develop agriculture power and logistics sectors in Gwadar and Karachi. The Board of Investment (BoI) facilitated the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two companies in this regard, […]

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SC to hear Agha Siraj Durrani’s bail plea on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court would take up bail petition of Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani in assets beyond means case on Tuesday (Today). Siraj Durrani had surrendered before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on December 3, 2021. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Ayesha A […]

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ZoodPay expands to Pakistan with landmark acquisition of Tez Financial Services

ISLAMABAD:ZoodPay, the leading digital lending platform for e-commerce in the Middle East and Central Asia, has entered Pakistan by fully acquiring Karachi headquartered Tez Financial Services. Backed by leading investors including Planet N, Flourish Ventures (Omidyar Network) and Accion, Tez became the first fintech in Pakistan to be granted a Non-Bank Financial Company (NBFC) license […]

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18th Amendment revisit be discouraged; capacity building of provincial governments necessary: Sartaj

ISLAMABAD:Former National Security Advisor and public intellectual Sartaj Aziz  Monday said that the call for revisiting 18th Amendment should be discouraged rather capacity of the provincial governments needed to be enhanced to deal with the devolved subjects of Education and Health. Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) with the support of the Australian […]

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