IT Ministry launches three more projects in 6 districts of Sindh

ISLAMABAD:The Ministery of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOITT) has launched three more projects worth Rs. 5 billion for 6 districts of Sindh to connect the people of the province to the digital world.   As per the project, USF was awarded the contracts to lay OFC in un-underserved districts of Dadu, Jamshoro, Larkana, Kambar ShahdadKot, […]

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Around 11500 seminaries registered with Federal Education Ministry so far

ISLAMABAD:As many as 11500 Seminaries (Madrassa’s) have been registered so far with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training in order to bring them in mainstream education system.   The official sources from Directorate General of Religious Affairs told reporter that efforts were underway to bring all (35000) Madrassa’s across the country under the […]

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KP EC directs officers to spread awareness on functioning of display centers

PESHAWAR:Provincial Election Commissioner Muhammad Farid Afridi on Tuesday directed all the district election officers to create awareness among people regarding functioning of the display centers across the province.   Addressing a meeting of regional and district election commissioners here, the KP Election Commissioner said complaint cells must completely be functionalized so that no one was […]

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KITE hands-over fire fighting vehicles to Rescue 1122

ISLAMABAD:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development Project – KITE handed over 4×4 fire-fighting vehicles to rescue 1122 to help and support the efforts in case of any fire in the forests of Galiyat.   According to a press release, Project Director KITE DoT, Tauseef Khalid handed over the vehicles to Director Planning Rescue 1122 Nasir Khan […]

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Cabinet given briefing on ways to reduce load shedding: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Federal Cabinet meeting  chaired by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday was given a briefing on ways to reduce load shedding and overall energy situation.   In a tweet, she said there was a shortage of installed capacity to cater to the high […]

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BA suspending flights to Islamabad because of its ‘operational reasons’ from June 15-30:  PCAA clarifies

ISLAMABAD:Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Tuesday clarified that the British Airways (BA) was suspending flight operations to Islamabad because of its ‘operational reasons’ from June 15 to 30, and rejected media reports about non-availability of fuel at the Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) terming them ‘incorrect.’   “The Station Manager of British Airways at Islamabad […]

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PM for immediate gas supply from newly discovered reservoirs in NW

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed immediate supply of gas to the public from the recently discovered reservoirs in the erstwhile tribal areas of North Waziristan.   The prime minister accorded his approval to immediate supply of gas from Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The area is estimated to have gas reservoirs of about one […]

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