Stakeholders urged to play role in reducing, controlling air pollution

PESHAWAR:Speakers at a workshop on Thursday urged all stakeholders including drivers, transporters and masses to play their role to reduce and control air pollution. Speaking during a day-long workshop on air pollution in Peshawar city jointly organized by Directorate of Transport and Mass Transit Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Department of Environmental Science University of […]

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CII welcomes establishment of task force to abolish interest from national economy

ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz on Thursday welcomed the establishment of task force, constituted under the direction of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for the elimination of interest from the national economy. He, in a statement, said after the decision of Federal Shariat Court on interest, the CII suggested forming […]

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IG Balochistan Police reviews Muharram security plan

QUETTA:Inspector General of Balochistan Police Abdul Khaliq Shaikh on Thursday reviewed the security plan devised for Muharram processions. While addressing through video link the meeting attended by the divisional and district police officers, IGP said the security plan regarding Muharram should be implemented in letter and spirit. He urged police officials to remain on high […]

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Positive competition to help accelerate agricultural research: AARI scientist

FAISALABAD:Chief scientist of Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) Muhammad Nawaz Khan Mekan said on Thursday that positive competition approach among agricultural scientists could accelerate the pace of research. He was addressing a meeting at AARI Complex here, which was attended by heads of various departments including Director Soil Fertility Dr Muhammad Akram Qazi, Director Reference […]

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Energy sector on recovery path after govt. fixes PTI regime mistakes

ISLAMABAD:The incumbent coalition government, led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), took all possible corrective measures to revive the energy sector and lessen sufferings of the common man facing hard times due to wrong policies of the PTI regime. Now, the prudent policies introduced by the current government in the energy sector have started yielding […]

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Pakistan’s GDP to remain moderate in FY22, recover slightly in FY23: ADB

ISLAMABAD:The Asian Development Bank Thursday projected that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Pakistan was expected to moderate in FY2022 (ended 30 June 2022) on fiscal tightening measures to manage growing demand pressures and contain external and fiscal imbalances. The growth in Fiscal Year 2023 is projected to recover slightly supported by structural reforms, […]

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