NSU contribution appreciated for futuristic skills education

ISLAMABAD:Governments worldwide should promote policies for training youth to have market matching skills. Globally there could be a transient dip in the world economic growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report, this situation demands boosting household income by increasing female labor force participation through skills training programs, particularly in developing and underdeveloped […]

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CM Sindh visits Hyderabad flood-affected districts, obtains victims’ cell numbers to inquire daily ordeal

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to witness the plight of the flood affectees, living in the camps along the roads, visited them personally in four districts of Hyderabad division and personally ensured to obtain a cell number from one of the affected persons in each camp just to interact and know their ordeal. […]

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Meeting held to security of T20 matches between Pakistan-England

KARACHI:An important security coordination meeting held at conference hall of Special Security Unit (SSU) headquarters with regard to four T20 matches between Pakistan-England to be played at National Stadium Karachi. The participants of the meeting reviewed the security arrangements before the commencement of the matches, said a news release on Thursday. The meeting was chaired […]

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Use of modern technology vital to eliminate crimes: IGP Faisal Shahkar

LAHORE:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Faisal Shahkar on Thursday said that concrete steps should be taken by using all resources such as effective use of modern technology to eliminate crime in Gujranwala region. He said that delay in registration of first information report [FIR] would not be tolerated in any case, adding that those […]

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PM leaves for Uzbekistan to attend SCO; says Pakistan committed to ‘Shanghai Spirit’

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday left here for Uzbekistan on a two-day visit to attend the annual meeting of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization being held on September 15-16. In a tweet prior to his departure, the prime minister said Pakistan reiterated its commitment to ‘Shanghai Spirit’.”Mutual respect and trust […]

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Govt spends Rs 47 bln to facilitate citizens under Sehat Sahulat Program

LAHORE:The Punjab government has so far spent Rs 47 billion under Sehat Sahulat Program in private and public hospitals to facilitate the citizens. This was informed by Punjab Health Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch, here on Thursday. The Secretary informed that the program was being implemented in 803 public and private hospitals where around 80,000 beds […]

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Federal Ombudsman resolves 110,000 complaints in 2021: Ijaz Qureshi

ABBOTTABAD:Federal Ombudsman Ijaz Ahmad Qureshi Thursday said that during last year as many as 110,000 complaints had been resolved relating to government departments Addressing a Khuli Kutchery here at Jalal Baba Auditorium, Abbottabad, the federal ombudsman said that considering the increase in complaints the capacity of the institution has been improved to 140,000 annually. While […]

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