With the ‘Transforming Education Summit’ underway at the UN General Assembly, leaders of Pakistan and several other countries Saturday backed the establishment of the first-ever international funding mechanism for schools to widen access to education in some of the world’s poorest countries. The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will directly address the devastating global […]
Read MoreSIALKOT:A soft launching ceremony for the “Export Knowledge Compendium” was held at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) on Saturday. On the occasion, SCCI President Mian Imran Akbar presented a cheque of Rs 100,000 as an honorarium to the representatives of Govt College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS) for their contributions to the project.
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit conveyed Pakistan’s vision for the strategic direction of SCO in the face of global political and economic transformation. “Pakistan’s commitment to the principles and purposes of SCO Charter and to the ‘Shanghai Spirit’ as a core value of SCO was also reaffirmed,” the […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah Khan on Saturday said that inspection campaigns will be intensified to apprehend violators, in order to protect the rights of consumers. In a price list of edibles issued here, the per kilogram rate for chicken broiler was fixed at Rs265, and the rates of vegetables are potato (white) Rs46, potato (red) Rs66, […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Chief Executive Officer (MEPCO) Engineer Mahar Allah Yar Bharwana has suspended two SDOs of Sahiwal circle and issued show cause notice to XEN over poor performance. He issued orders while presiding over a meeting in Sahiwal circle on Saturday. Show-cause notice was issued to XEN Second Division Sahiwal Faisal Zafar for poor performance. He also […]
Read MoreDERA ISMAIL KHAN:Director Information Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Noorul Hadi on Saturday appreciated performance of the regional information office Dera Ismail Khan for providing timely information to masses regarding the flood situation including rescue, relief and rehabilitation activities. Accompanied by Administrative Officer Farman Ali, the director information KP while paying surprise visit to the Regional Information Office […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday could not visit the flood affected districts of Mianwali in Punjab province and District Tank in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province due to inclement weather. The prime minister was scheduled to visit Mianwali and then to Tank, but his helicopter returned to Islamabad from Mianwali due to bad weather, PM […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif could not visit flood affected districts of Mianwali and Tank due to inclement weather. In a tweet, she said that Prime Minister’s helicopter returned from Mianwali due to bad weather. The Prime Minister was to visit Mianwali and Tank in […]
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