ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has called for greater policy support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multilateral donors in the backdrop of the climate-induced catastrophe and losses suffered by the country. The minister was addressing a meeting of MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) Ministers of […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Once seen in abundance at houses of small towns and big cities, the cottage industry gradually diminished leaving thousands self employed as jobless making them earning hands for others instead of running their own business. Small units meant for earning living by lower middle class in cities like Lahore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Multan, […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Fisheries Department south Punjab has facilitated fish farmers in installation of fish cage clusters in different rivers to promote protein rich fish across the region. Fish cage culture is a modern concept of farming in which cages are installed in the freshwater, said Director General Fisheries South Punjab Dr Zahid Siddique while talking to reporter, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has upheld a decision of the Banking Mohtasib (BM) and directed the Silk Bank Ltd (SBL) to refund the bank account of a fraud victim with Rs 200,000 along with the remaining profit till the date and credit the amount in his bank account. The President said Silk Bank had committed […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Solid waste management is getting tougher in the fifth largest metropolitan of the country adding to environmental pollution and endangering hundreds of thousands dweller to serious health hazards. With an urban population of just over 2.1 million, the city daily generates around 1300 tone solid, industrial and hospital waste of which the local authorities have […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:After facing a recurring phenomenon of natural catastrophes from scorching heat waves to massive inundation due to torrential monsoon, the country is in dire need of a long-term adaptation strategy founded on Nature Based Solutions (NbS) to ensure climate resilience. Ranking among top ten vulnerable countries to climatic changes as revealed by global watchdog ‘German […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi police in an action against suspected drug peddlers on Sunday arrested six accused besides recovering over nine kg charras from their possession. A police spokesperson said that Waris Khan police held Toseef for having 1620 grams charras and Moin Khan with 1670 grams charras. Bani police rounded up Mohsin Ijaz with 1160 grams charras […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Vice Chancellor Air University (AU) Air Marshal (Retd) Javaid Ahmed has stressed the need for promoting career-oriented education. He said that Air University was focusing on enhancing the skills development for getting employment in order to facilitate students for choosing a perfect career path. He was addressing the concluding session in connection with the first-ever […]
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