Govt. allocates Rs150.560 mln to advance ‘National Minerals Data Centre’ project

ISLAMABAD:The government has allocated funds amounting to Rs 150.560 million in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2022-23) to advance an ongoing project of establishing a modern National Minerals Data Centre (NDMC). A government official said that the project, initiated last year, aimed at compiling the data of available minerals for facilitation of investors and […]

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Twin cities will get first-ever resort-living development soon

ISLAMABAD:As a major boost to the federal government’s efforts to lure foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, One Homes, a leading international property developer company has acquired a 100,000 square feet piece of prime land in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to become first ever tailor-made resort style living development for overseas Pakistanis. The development which […]

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Promotion of best animal breeds to boost productivity: UAF VC

FAISALABAD:University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) Vice Chancellor Dr Iqar Ahmad Khan said on Sunday that promotion of best animal breeds would not only boost up productivity but also help in reducing rural poverty. He was addressing the concluding session of 5-day training workshop on Animal Breeding and Genetics organized by the National Center for Livestock […]

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Skill development must to tap huge potential in IT sector

ISLAMABAD:Chairman United Business Group in the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Shahzad Ali Malik Sunday said that the global information technology business embodying huge opportunities for the country’s free lancers stressing the need to enhance their skills to capture the vast international markets. He said that new opportunities in the IT sector […]

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Trade with Afghanistan in Pak currency to strengthen economic ties:Kashif Younis

ISLAMABAD:The business community Sunday hailing the decision of government for trade with Afghanistan in Pak currency viewed that it will further strengthen economic cooperation between two countries besides promising prosperity in the region. Talking to a delegation of industrialists and traders led by Khurram Gulzar Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis said Pak-Afghan […]

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PM directs provincial govts to beef up efforts in wake of recent rainy spell

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the provincial governments to remain alert in the wake of continuing monsoon rainfall which could trigger flash floods in different parts of the country. The prime minister in a message to the chief minister Sindh said that the federal government would provide all possible support to the […]

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Govt allocates Rs100 mln to advance Balochistan Toposheets’ geological mapping project

ISLAMABAD:The government allocated funds amounting to Rs100 million, during the current fiscal year, to advance an ongoing project of the Petroleum Division for the geological mapping of 50 Toposheets of ‘outcrop area’ to identify minerals potential in Balochistan province. Last year, an amount of Rs 30 million had been allocated for the project under the […]

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