ISLAMABAD:The Senate on Tuesday deferred a government bill and passed a motion granting 60-day extension to standing committee on Cabinet Secretariat for presentation of reports on a private member’s bill. On behalf of Chairman Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, Senator Rukhsana Zuberi moved a motion under Rule 194 (1) of the Rules of Procedure and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Coordinator General, OIC Ministerial Committee of Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhary on Tuesday announced to start various programs for the academic and research training of Afghan students and researchers. He said that the programs would kick-started at COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence (CCoE) universities of Pakistan. He expressed these views while […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Beaconhouse, a network of private educational institutes, have entered into a three-year partnership for the PCB Pathway Scholarship Programme. Through the alliance, Beaconhouse would provide 100 academic scholarships annually to the players enrolled under the PCB Pathway Programme. The initiative is aimed towards education and development of the future […]
Read MoreVEHARI: Deputy Commissioner Safdar (DC)Hussain Virk Tuesday chaired a meeting of the district development committee and informed that122 uplift schemes worth Rs 17 billions were in progress across the district. The schemes were included annual development programme, education flagship programme, Punjab cities programme, Higher Education, Building Department, Highways Department and many others. DC directed the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The United Nations had upscaled its humanitarian appeal for the flood affected people of Pakistan to $816 million from the previous $160 million assistance, considering a multitude of rehabilitation and health-related issues, cropping up in the post flood situation, Julien Harneis, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan said at a briefing in Geneva, held prior to […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Irshad Ahmad said on Tuesday that 193 new dengue cases had been reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. In a statement issued here, he said that 74 dengue cases were reported in Rawalpindi, 68 in Lahore, 17 in Gujranwala and 14 in Multan, three each […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs2,150 on Tuesday and was sold at Rs148,450 against its sale at Rs146,300 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs1,843 and was sold at Rs127,272 against Rs125,429; whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat went up […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:As many as six fixtures took place on Tuesday, the second day of the Mid Court Athletes Unraveled ATF Championships 14 under Leg-1 here at Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex. In boys’ singles first match, Amir M. Khan Mazari edged passed M. Hassan Usmani 6-3,6-2, while in the second contest Abubakar Talha thrashed Ali Zain in […]
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