KARACHI:Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that receiving Rs 230 million from Karachi Port Trust in the form of municipal tax will make the KMC financially stable. “This amount will be spent on various development projects of Karachi. The construction of elevated expressway from ICI Bridge to Y Junction is being started at […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:Hours before the start of the crucial ‘Transforming Education Summit’, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Friday warned that globally, only a third of 10-year-olds were estimated to be able to read and understand a simple written story, representing a 50 percent decrease from pre-coronavirus pandemic estimates. “Under resourced schools, underpaid and under-qualified teachers, […]
Read MoreLAHORE:A delegation of Pakistani deaf cricket team and weightlifters called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman at the Governor’s House, here on Friday. The Governor hailed the Pakistan deaf cricketers for defeating Sri Lankan deaf cricket team in the ODI and T20 series in Sri Lanka, adding that the players who have won laurels for […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Spanish Ambassador Jose Antonio De Ory Peral met Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi here on Friday in which matters of mutual interest and increasing cooperation in various sectors was discussed. It was agreed to increase cooperation in commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors during the meeting. Spain would provide technical assistance to increase the […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) Coventry University England Professor Dr. Richard Dashwood on Friday visited the University of Karachi along with his team and met KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Khalid Mahmood at the VC Secretariat to discuss matters of mutual interests. During the meeting, KU VC Professor Dr. Khalid Iraqi and Deputy VC CU Professor […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Friday said the government was trying to ensure safe treatment of patients in the public hospitals. Speaking to the World Patient Safety Day awareness seminar as the chief guest at Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU) here, she said thousands of patients lost their lives due to negligence every […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday departed here after completing his two-day visit to Uzbekistan mainly to attend the annual Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). “Leaving Samarkand on a satisfactory note. There is now a renewed awareness about the potent threat of climate change,” the prime minister […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Adhering to the deep friendship between China and Pakistan, Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co., Ltd. (LPHT) and Guard Agricultural Research and Services Private Company (GARS) have actively joined the local disaster relief activities in Pakistan. A total of Rs32.19 million reliefs were provided to the people of disaster affected areas, including Rs26.19 million supplies […]
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