ECP announces to end voting process of by-election NA-240 Korangi

KARACHI:Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Sindh Chapter on Thursday announced to end the polling process for the by-elections on National Assembly Constituency (NA-240) Korangi with its scheduled time on 5pm.   The polling process in the constituency to be continued peacefully and uninterrupted from 8 am to 5 pm.   After the stipulated time, the […]

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Afridi calls for long, short-term measures to tackle economic issues

ISLAMABAD:Senate Deputy Chairman Mirza Muhammad Afridi on Thursday said that long and short-term measures were needed to tackle inflation, unemployment and other economic problems of the country.   He expressed these views while addressing a seminar titled “Post-Budget Analysis of the Federal Budget 2022-23”, jointly organized by Senate and Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) […]

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CM Sindh takes notice of firing incident during by-polls for NA-240

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday taking serious notice of the firing incident during the by-elections for NA-240, said that nobody would be allowed to take law in his hands during the bye-election process.   In a statement, Syed Murad Ali Shah directed Inspector General of Sindh Police Ghulam Nabi Memon and […]

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Cleaning of 41 major drains in full swing: Administrator Karachi

KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that the work of cleaning of 41 major drains is in full swing.   “After the completion of the cleaning, the concerned contractors are bound to keep the drains clean and remove the wastewater from the drainage system for the next 90 days,” the Administrator said this […]

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MNA Mohisn Dawar, while participating in the debate termed the budget session

Independent MNA Mohisn Dawar, while participating in the debate termed the budget session a unique exercise for appropriate policy formulation and incorporating positive suggestions of the lawmakers in the fiscal plan to bring the least developed areas at par with developed areas of the country.   He said the Minister for Finance in his budget […]

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Passed ‘Universal Health Coverage Bill 2022’, others notified by KP govt

PESHAWAR:The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa published its recently passed Universal Health Coverage Bill 2022, Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, Sales Tax on Services Bill and Infrastructure Development Cess Bill as Acts of provincial legislature.   The acts have been published after approval of provincial legislature and the acting governor. It was notified by KP Assembly Secretariat […]

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Senate body for timely completion of development schemes

ISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the ongoing development projects under Public Sector Development Programme in time to save national exchequer from extra burden.   Presiding over the meeting of the committee, Chairman Ata ur Rehman also directed to do effective planning for the development of under developed areas […]

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ACCA reveals educators fail to meet professional needs of learners, employers

KARACHI:Global analysis from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals that educators were not fully meeting the needs of learners or employers when it comes to professional education for accountants and finance professionals.   A good learning and development programme needs to put learners’ characteristics and needs central to its design. But, ACCA’s research finds […]

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