Mobile import decrease 64.38% in 2 months

ISLAMABAD:The import of mobile phones has witnessed a decreased of 64.38 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth the US $101.864 million during July-August (2022-23) as compared to the imports of US $285.947 million during July-August […]

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MoHR to start campaign for transgender rights

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) in collaboration with NADRA would soon start campaign for transgender rights to prevent human rights violation. Talking to reporter, he said that the campaign would create awareness among people for transgender rights, adding that the working group comprises of relevant federal and provincial government representatives, civil society organizations (CSOs) and […]

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Farmer injured in Parachinar landmine blast

PESHAWAR:A farmer was critically injured in a landmine blast in Shangak area of Parachinar near Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Tuesday morning. Police said the farmer named Hadi Hussain was busy with work at his fields when he stepped over a landmine that critically injured him on explosion. The injured man was rushed to District Headquarters Hospital […]

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SMEDA invites applications for ‘Growth-Stage Start-Up’ grants

ISLAMABAD: Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) has invited applications for small business grants (Round-II) for “Growth Stage Start Up” maximum to Rs500,000 to each organization on first come first served basis to promote and encourage SMEs sector of the country. The Growth Stage Start-Ups grant is aimed at providing financial support to the […]

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5-day COVID vaccination drive for children aged 5-11 continued: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel Tuesday urged the parents to vaccinate their children against the COVID-19 during the 5-day immunization drive for children under aged 5-11 which would continue till September 24. “The campaign is successfully continued in Islamabad, Sindh and Punjab schools”, he said while talking to PTV news channel. He also […]

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Hot , partly cloudy weather to prevail in most parts of KP

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Meteorological Center Peshawar on Tuesday forecast mainly hot, humid and partly cloudy weather in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours. However it said that isolated rain-wind-thunderstorm is likely to occur over Abbottabad, Mansehra, Swat, Shangla, Chitral, Upper Dir and Buner districts. During the last 24 hours the weather […]

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ADB provides quick relief package to help flood-victims

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been working quickly to provide a significant package of relief and rehabilitation to the flood-affected people, the bank said in a tweet on Tuesday. The package is designed to support people, livelihoods and infrastructure immediately and in the long-term, it said. On short and medium-term basis, the bank […]

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