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

ISLAMABAD:The government would utilize 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 […]

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VC Gomal university for transferring all universities to solarization

ISLAMABAD:Gomal University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad has suggested the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to convert all universities’ electricity system to solarization to save around 20 billion cost of electricity bills. In a letter No. 1473/VC/GU dated July 19, 2022 written to the Chairperson Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad Dr. Shaista Sohail, the Vice […]

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DEOs directed to complete teachers’ recruitment process by July 31

PESHAWAR:The Elementary and Secondary Education Khyber Pakthunkhwa have directed all districts education officers (DEOs) of the province including merged areas to complete teachers’ recruitment process by July 31. The department has decided to issue explanation letters to those DECOs, who failed to issue appointment orders of the Certified Teachers (CT), Drawing Masters (DM), Arabic Teachers, […]

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Govt moving towards plastic money to facilitate customers: Salman Sufi

ISLAMABAD:Head of Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms Salman Sufi Wednesday said that government, under the vision of digital economy, was moving towards ‘plastic money system’ soon to facilitate its customers and provide them a hassle-free environment. Talking to PTV News, he informed that around 4000 paper-based payment system would be converted into digital system by the […]

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Covid cases on rise, mask mandate reimposed in 3 districts in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD:Amid a spike in Covid cases in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the administration has made face masks mandatory in three districts of the territory. According to Kashmir media service, the number for active Covid cases, which had dropped to just below 50 towards the end of May, has been witnessing a surge in […]

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Pakistan among top 10 countries affected by climate change: Report

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan is amongst the top ten countries experiencing frequent and intense climate change related events such as floods, droughts, cyclones, heavy rains, heat waves, extremely high temperatures, it was revealed in a recent report of Federal Flood Commission. “The average global temperature has increased due to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases […]

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Pakistan condoles with Egypt on loss of precious lives in tragic road accident

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Wednesday extended heartfelt condolences to the government and brotherly people of Egypt on the loss of precious lives and injuries to many in a tragic road accident, near Minya city of Egypt. “We express deepest sympathies to the families of the deceased and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured,” a Foreign […]

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