ISLAMABAD:Ministry of National Food Security and Research has devised a mechanism to provide Rs5 billion subsidy on certified seeds of wheat to the farmers belonging to worst flood hit districts of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The aim of the initiative is to revive and restore agriculture of these areas, which were the most vulnerable […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday announced that the Parliament have approved the country’s largest Living Indus initiative that aimed at protecting the cradle of civilizations which was under serious threat due to environmental degradation and anthropogenic activities. Addressing a media briefing flanked by Secretary Ministry of Climate Change Asif Hyder […]
Read MoreQUETTA:The Balochistan government has granted general relaxation in upper age limit up to 43 years for government jobs. “The Government of Balochistan is pleased to grant general relaxation in upper age limit up to 43 years in favor of fresh candidates of the province as well as serving government servants,” said the notification issued by […]
Read MoreBUREWALA:District Sports Officer (DSO) Vehari Musarrat Shaheen said that the Punjab Sports Board has decided to establish cricket academies at tehsil level to encourage young talent from gross root level. Talking to a delegation of tehsil sports committee during a meeting held at Quaid-e-Azam Sports Stadium on Thursday, she said that the Punjab Sports Board […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) has launched COMSTECH-Nigeria Science and Technology Cooperation Program’ on Thursday for capacity building of the science and technology institutions, paving the way for socioeconomic uplift. The program was launched in a press conference held here in the presence of senior diplomats […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistani rupee on Thursday gained Rs 2.54 against the US Dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 229.62 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 232.12. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of Dollars in the open market were recorded at Rs 227 and Rs 230 […]
Read MoreKHANEWAL:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Umer Iftikhar Sherazi inaugurated motorcycle service of Rescue 1122 to offer medical assistance to masses at populated and rural areas during any emergency like situation on Thursday. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the deputy commissioner said that the service has been started at Khanewal on the special directives of the Chief Minister Punjab […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday concluded public hearings into monthly fuel adjustment (FCA) for month of August for XWDISCOs and K-Electric. Chairman NEPRA Tauseef H Farooq presided over the hearing while member Sindh Rafique Ahmed Sheikh and member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Maqsood Anwar Khan were also present. In petition, Central Power Purchasing […]
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