ISLAMABAD:Adviser to Prime Minister for Political and Public Affairs and National Heritage and Culture Engineer Amir Muqam on Tuesday urged the literary persons to promote positive thinking among citizens through their writings. “It is the national responsibility of literary persons to use the power of their pen to end ignorance and inculcate positive and constructive […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Overseas Pakistanis workers’ remittances recorded increase of 7.9 percent in August 2022 at $2.7 billion. In terms of growth, remittances increased by 7.9 percent on month-to-month and by 1.5 percent on year-to-year basis, said statement on Tuesday. Remittance inflows during August were mainly sourced from Saudi Arabia ($691.8 million), United Arab Emirates ($531.4 million), United […]
Read MoreKARACHI:State Bank of Pakistan has suspended, with immediate effect, the authorization of two exchange companies for three months due to serious violations of regulatory instructions. The exchanges under action are Swiss International Exchange Company-B (Pvt.) Limited and Great Union Exchange Company-B (Pvt.) Limited, says SBP release on Tuesday. SBP has advised both the companies to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Assembly Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani on Tuesday said the provision of quality education and suitable employment opportunities to the next generation would be the top priority in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) meeting agenda. Addressing the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Quality Education and Decent Work for Youth, he said regional parliamentary institutions should […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said that Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is working tirelessly for the rehabilitation of flood victims by taking all institutions on board. Talking to various delegations from different areas including Bahawalpur, which called on the governor Punjab at the Governor’s House here on Tuesday, Muhammad Balighur Rehman said the […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The meeting of Steering Committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Tourism Development Project was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shahab Ali Shah. The committee discussed and reviewed different activities under the project while new work plan was approved. The project aims to open up new tourism destinations and areas, […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has prioritized rehabilitation of 25 district headquarters hospitals (DHQs) in the next two years aiming to provide modern healthcare facilities to its people. These views were expressed by Project Management and Implementation Unit (PMIU) Project Director Dr Niaz Muhammad while chairing a meeting with medical superintendents of DHQs on Tuesday. Dr Niaz […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Speakers at workshop on Tuesday stressed the need to develop a comprehensive cyber security governance model to deal with this challenge, besides promoting security. Addressing at the workshop on “Cyber Incident Response Management,” organized by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in collaboration with TechAccess, they said that governance model was vital to tackle cyber […]
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