ISLAMABAD:The finance ministry would organize a stakeholder seminar here on Wednesday to raise awareness and improve understanding of major reform initiatives of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) taken by the Finance Division. According to press statement issued by the finance division, the seminar is also aimed to consult on major challenges to improve corporate governance and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday has indicated chances of monsoon rains to continue this week in most parts of the country that may trigger landslides and urban flooding in the vulnerable areas. The monsoon currents are continuously penetrating in the country and likely to shift and intensify in upper and central parts of the […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH:An unidentified man with mental health difficulty was found killed as a result of road accident. According to police sources, the middle-aged man was spotted near a local hotel holding baton to stop police mobile van before his death. Rescuers rushed to him after a local man’s phone call and shifted him to DHQ hospital […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A new study led by Australia’s Curtin University has found that mass extinction events caused by supervolcanoes throughout history were the result of a sudden release of carbon dioxide (CO2), adding new weight to CO2’s impact on the climate. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, analyzed […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Over 40 houses besides two mosques were damaged during flash flood at Shanogoal in Lower Chitral. According to police and rescue 1122 sources, four cattle were also swept away by the gushing water following flash flood at Gaboor water stream. As a result, land route between Yarkhon and Baroghal was disconnected due to closure […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the last date for conducting scrutiny of nomination papers filed by the candidates for second phase of Balochistan LG polls till July 29. According to a notification issued by the ECP, the deadline for scrutiny of nomination papers had been extended in eight districts of Balochistan […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has so far enrolled eight million children and disbursed Rs. 40 billion among them under the Benazir Taleemi Wazaif Program which is a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) initiative. While the future target is to enroll three million additional children by financial year 2022-23 through the allocation of Rs. 35 […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: Special corona vaccination campaign was started here on Tuesday where booster dozes would be injected to people including senior citizens to eradicate the viral infection. The decision to this effect was taken by Deputy Commissioner, Shafiullah Khan during a high-level meeting attended by the officials of health department and others relevant stakeholders. The […]
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