National dialogue, way forward of all crises: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Tuesday said national dialogue was a way forward of all crises being faced by the country.   He was addressing a book launching ceremony titled ‘Advancing Peace, Inclusiveness and Co-Existence Through Narrative Building’ written by Professor Dr Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq who […]

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Rs1.468 billion earmarked for minorities

KARACHI:The annual budget of Minorities Affairs department has been enhanced by 65% from Rs. 888.191 million to Rs.1.468 billion for next financial year 2022-23.   Other than that, an amount of Rs.1 billion has been allocated as “Special Grant in Aid” for financial assistance, medical treatment, scholarships, dowry/jahez, marriage for minority community across Sindh.   […]

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Wassan hails Sindh provincial budget for 2022-23

SUKKUR:Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Agriculture, Manzoor Hussain Wassan on Tuesday hailed the provincial budget for the fiscal 2022-23.   Talking to reporter, he described this as a people-friendly budget which would lead to improvement in the  economy as well as betterment of the masses.   Wadsan stated that in the prevailing situation it […]

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SDGs Secretariat conducts post-budget analysis

ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Secretariat on Tuesday hosted a briefing session on a subject titled “Post-Budget Analysis – with SDGs lens,” at the Parliament House on Tuesday.   The briefing session, chaired by Convener of the National Parliamentary Taskforce on SDGs Romina Khurshid Alam, was attended by various Members of the Parliament […]

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Resources being utilized for betterment of Balochistan’s infrastructure: Sardar Khetran

QUETTA:Balochistan Minister for Communication and Buildings Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran on Tuesday said that all available resources were being utilized by the present government for the betterment of the infrastructure of the province.   He expressed these views while talking to various delegations here.   The provincial government would continue to review all development schemes […]

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CTP launches campaign against transporters for overcharging

RAWALPINDI:City Traffic Police (CTP) have launched campaign against the transporters who were overcharging fares to passengers.   Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Naveed Irshad said that strict action in accordance with the law would be taken against the transporter, adding that their vehicles would be impounded on the violation.   He said that special squads of […]

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People on ECL to not travel abroad without prior approval from Interior Ministry: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday make it compulsory for people whom names were on Exist Control List (ECL) to obtain prior approval from the Interior Ministry before traveling abroad.   A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice […]

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