ISLAMABAD: More than 50 civil society organizations throughout the country will commemorate World No Tobacco Day on May 31st (Tuesday) to raise awareness among smokers on the hazardous effects of smoking and to pursue them to quit the bad habit. The governmental, non-governmental, and community-based organizations, will arrange meetings, seminars or webinars, rallies, and […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: The first Peshawar Open Taekwondo Championship, which was played at Hayatabad Sports Complex, has come to an end. A total of more than 300 athletes including cadets, junior weight category and senior weight category participated in the event. Secretary General of the Women’s Wing of the Federation Saba Shamim Jadoon and President of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Second PIDE-RASTA conference is scheduled to be held here on June 2 and 3 to deliberate on the current and emerging policy-related issues. The moot, organized under Research for Social Transformation and Advancement (RASTA), was also aimed at connecting different researchers and experts by providing them a platform, said a press statement […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Aamir Khan on Monday suggested for establishment of a high-level Steering Committee tasked with charting an effective roadmap for the future, encompassing all touch points of Islamic finance ecosystem, to promote Islamic finance in the country. He made this suggestion in his keynote address at […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: As many as 391, 317 bags of 10-kg flour had been sold out at a rate of 490 per bag during the last four days in the division. Commissioner Zahid Hussain said here Monday that 1, 795 sales points had been set up in four districts- Jhang, Chiniot, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad. He […]
Read MoreMULTAN: Commissioner Multan Division Engineer Amir Khattak directed contractor of Multan Institute of Cardiology extension block to start work in double shift to complete the development project. During his visit of the ongoing project here on Monday, the commissioner said that deadline for completion of the project has been changed many times which put […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s 1LINK to launch an online/automated mechanism to facilitate cashless payments for its services. The collaboration with M/s 1LINK, the lead authorized service provider for online payment services in Pakistan, will facilitate cashless payments for all types of HEC services […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Bacha Khan White Hockey Club defeated Kodo Safar to win the Chief of Army Staff Inter-Club Bannu Hockey Tournament being played at Qazi Mohib Hockey Stadium on Monday. Tehsil Member Malik Shakeel Khan was the chief guest of the ceremony. Swat Regional Sports Officer Kashif Farhan, Former District Sports Officer Habibullah Khan, District […]
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