SARGODHA:Commissioner Dr Irshad on Thursday visited Gillwala and Jinnah parks of the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA). PHA Director General Rai Yasir Bhatti, Assistant Director Safeer Ahmad and Deputy Director Technical Officer Rana Shahid were also present. The commissioner was informed that the PHA was developing green belts of 10 parks, including Sabarwal, X-block new […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The government has allocated Rs. 90 million for the establishment of 25 Software Technology Parks (STPs) across the country to facilitate IT startups, freelancers, SME’s and IT companies. The proposed project envisages the establishment of 25 STPs across the country including in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad by converting public, private owned, and dilapidated office buildings, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik Thursday said that agriculture development is one of the most powerful tools in the world to end abject poverty, boost shared prosperity and feed a projected 9.7 billion population by 2050. In a press statement, he said that agriculture sector is backbone of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council Mian Kashif Ashfaq Thursday urged the need for creating favorable operating and policy environment, besides ensuring affordable internet access to expand and promote digital finance in the country. Talking to a delegation of women entrepreneurs led by Ms Hafiza Mahrukh Nasir, he said that consumer protection and stable regulations […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday released 311717 cusecs water from various rim stations with an inflow of 350166 cases. According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was 1132.25 feet, which was 82.25 feet higher than its dead level of 1,050 feet whereas […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: New Zealand recorded 9,953 new community cases of COVID-19 and 32 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. It said 383 COVID-19 cases have recently traveled overseas. Currently, 767 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 20 in intensive care units or high dependency units. New Zealand has […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) had deputed additional sanitary workers to clean and dredge major drains to avoid flooding. According to the RWMC spokesman, the RWMC carried out the cleanliness of nullahs and chocked drains during continued rainfall to ensure sanitation in several city areas. He said that additional staff had been assigned duties […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan here on Thursday once again made it clear that the incumbent coalition government was determined to hold the next general elections in October 2023 after completing its remaining democratic and constitutional term. Addressing a news conference along with Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik, he said the […]
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