Frequent protests adversely affect business activities in Capital: ICCI

ISLAMABAD:ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari on Thursday said frequent adventurism by various stakeholders in the Federal Capital to register their protest adversely affected the business activities, causing losses to the businessmen, besides hardships for the citizens. He was talking to a delegation of the National Press Club Islamabad led by its President Anwar Raza, which […]

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Site of polling station changed

FAISALABAD:District Returning Officer (DRO) Mian Muhammad Shahid has changed site of Polling Station No.229 from Government Special Education Center Fowara Chowk main road People’s Colony No.2 to Government Health Center Dispensary Fowara Chowk main road People’s Colony No.2. During visit to the polling center, the DRO received some apprehensions about availability of proper space for […]

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Speakers praised Chinese governance model & visionary leadership

ISLAMABAD:The speakers at a roundtable discussion on Thursday heaped praises on the visionary leadership of China for implementing effective social and economic policies which would eventually pave the way for its rise as a global power. The rising superpower China is the future as the policies being implemented under President Xi Jinping’s visionary leadership are […]

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FCA fixes wheat production targets at 28.4 million tons for 2022-23

ISLAMABAD:Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) here on Thursday fixed wheat output targets at 28.4 million tons by cultivating the crop over 9.3 million hectares during crop season 2022-23 in order to fulfill local requirements. The meeting held with Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema in chair reviewed the output of Kharif […]

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NA body receives briefing on upcoming MDCAT exam

ISLAMABAD:National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination on Thursday received a briefing on the holding of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) across the country. Officials from Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) briefed the meeting which was held under the chairmanship of Hamayun Mohmand. The chairman and members of the […]

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Renewable energy must be doubled by 2030: UN agency

The supply of electricity from clean energy sources, such as solar, wind, or hydropower, must double until the end of this decade in order to mitigate global warming, according to a new, multi-agency report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based UN agency. “If this will not be achieved, climate change, extreme weather, and […]

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DC lauds efforts of Islamic Relief for helping flood victims in Balochistan

QUETTA:Deputy Commissioner Mir Shaihak Baloch on Thursday lauded efforts of Islamic Relief for immediately taking measures to provide shelters, food items and cash grants to the flood victims of Balochistan. He expressed these views while addressing a ceremony of Islamic Relief for officially starting the rehabilitation and resettlement project of flood victims in Quetta. Addressing […]

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