Public debt surges by Rs 4,500 bln in 9 months: PES

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Economic Survey released on Thursday disclosed that total public debt surged during the current fiscal year was recorded at Rs 44,366 billion at the end-March 2022, registering an increase of Rs 4,500 billion during first nine months of current fiscal year.   According to the Pakistan Economic Survey (PES), apart from financing of federal […]

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Q-Bank organizes sessions for MBBS Spiral-I, Spiral-II disciplines

KARACHI:To consolidate the learning from years of experience and in the interest of improving the quality of unobserved MBBS Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) for terminal assessment, Q-Bank organized sessions at JSMU for MBBS Spiral-I and Spiral-II disciplines.   Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) had been conducting unobserved MBBS Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) as […]

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PNSC achieves 98pc increase in profit despite challenging economic environment

ISLAMABAD:Despite the prevailing unfavorable macroeconomic condition of the country, the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has managed to achieve 98 percent increase in profit after tax deductions.   The PNSC managed to earn Rs 2,446 million against Rs 1,235 million being yielded in the corresponding period last year.   According to the Economic Survey of […]

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Fire stations would be set up in all the industrial zones in Karachi

KARACHI:Fire stations would be set up in all the industrial zones in Karachi so that in case of fire or any emergency situation the fire brigade and rescue team could respond immediately.   The decision to this effect was taken in a high level meeting chaired by Administrator Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab at the KMC […]

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Final strength of Commonwealth Games contingent to be decided on June 13: PSB DG

ISLAMABAD:Director General of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Col (retd) Asif Zaman on Thursday said the Board meeting would be held on June 13 wherein the final strength of Pakistan’s contingent for the Commonwealth Games 2022 would be decided.   “We’ve received a list of 103-member contingent from the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) but a final […]

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Opposition leader seeks NA speaker’s ruling on resignation of Qureshi

ISLAMABAD:Opposition leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz Ahmad Khan on Thursday asked National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to issue a ruling on the resignation submitted by PTI lawmaker Shah Mehmood Qureshi.   Speaking in the National Assembly, he said that the PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi had announced his resignation from his membership […]

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