Four officers replaced in minor reshuffle

PESHAWAR:The Establishment Department on Tuesday transferred four officers of provincial bureaucracy of KPK in a minor reshuffle.   According to the notification, Abdul Basit (PMS BS-19), Additional Secretary (Polio Eradication) Health Department has been replaced and ordered to report to Establishment Department while Asif Rahim (PAS BS-18) Deputy Commissioner (DC) Orakzai has been transferred to […]

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ANP leader urges to end prolonged power loadshedding in KP

PESHAWAR:Awami National Party (ANP) General Secretary and Parliamentary Leader Sardar Hussain Babak n Tuesday urged the government to end prolonged power loadshedding coupled with low voltage in the province.   In a statement issued here, he said that power loadshedding and low voltage had made life difficult for the people of KP.   He observed […]

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President for dispensation of speedy, inexpensive justice

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that while dispensing speedy and inexpensive justice, religious values needed to be understood with right reference and context.   Laws are required to be framed keeping in view the largest good of the society coupled with fair implementation of law and proportional punishment and reward system, he […]

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Govt aims at fiscal consolidation, to present progressive budget: Miftah

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Tuesday said the government was determined to present a progressive budget, with special focus on fiscal consolidation to bring down the budget deficit below 5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).   Addressing a day-long Pre-Budget Business Conference, the minister said an effective strategy had been […]

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China remains global leader in 5G patent declarations

ISLAMABAD:China’s standard essential patent declarations for 5G account for about 40 percent of the global total, ranking first in the world according to a report issued by a China national intellectual property research center.   The Intellectual Property Development and Research Center, affiliated with the China National Intellectual Property Administration, said in its report that […]

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