Govt allocates Rs.730m for repairing of Balambat Irrigation Channel

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved an amount of Rs 730 million for reconstruction and repair of Balambat Irrigation Channel and a further extension of 10 kilometers in the scheme, said an official handout issued here on Tuesday. According to the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Irrigation Dir Lower, Akhundzada Tayyab, the channel has been closed completely for […]

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Two car thieves arrested, four stolen vehicles recovered

KARACHI: The Jamshed Quarters Police Station on Tuesday arrested two car lifters and recovered stolen cars from their possession after an encounter in Lasbela, Nishtar Road. According to police, arrested identified as Saleem in injured condition and his accomplice Muhammad Ewaz alias Khan Jee after an exchange of firing. Injured was shifted to Civil Hospital […]

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Delay in issuance of degrees by UET; Inquiry underway: PA

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education Kamran Bangash on Tuesday told the provincial assembly that the department of anti-corruption and provincial inspection team were looking into delay in issuance of degrees by University of Engineering and Technology (UET). Responding to a call attention notice of Rehana Ismail of JUI, he said that there was an […]

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Promotion of IT sector, govt’s top priority: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday said that promotion of Information Technology (IT) sector of the country was the top priority of current coalition government. Addressing an event here, the minister said digital revolution was providing equal opportunities to all, therefore the government was giving special focus to this sector to […]

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PCJCCI keen to export dairy products to China

LAHORE: The cooperation between China and Pakistan on dairy industry and demand for high-quality dairy products in China will provide a contemporary path of development for Pakistan’s dairy industry. Pakistan-China Joint Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Wang Zihai expressed these views at a think-tank session, held here at the PCJCCI Secretariat on Tuesday. […]

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SCO FMs confirm to attend CMFA meeting in Uzbekistan

BEIJING: The foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have confirmed that will attend the upcoming meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CMFA) scheduled to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 28-29. “All eight ministers confirmed their readiness to come in person,” the press service of the SCO Secretariat told […]

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