Dar urges diaspora to take advantage of IT sector’s investment potential

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar apprised the Pakistani-American IT/Tech entrepreneurs that government was according priority attention to IT/ Tech sector to tap its true potential. In a virtual meeting the entrepreneurs along with Minister for Economic Affairs, Ayaz Sadiq, he said that the country’s tech-savvy youth were an immense resource, […]

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Public debt to GDP ratio to fall 71.7% in FY23: WB

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s public and publicly guaranteed debt to GDP ratio is expected to fall gradually in the upcoming years from 78% recorded at the end of Fiscal Year 2021-22 (FY22) to 71.7% in FY23 and 71.9% in FY24, said a report recently published by the World Bank. “At the end of FY22, public and publicly guaranteed […]

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Ethiopian Ambassador distributes flood relief items to affectees in Sindh

ISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan Jemal Beker handed over essential food items, medicines, shelters, water, biscuits, and toys to more than eight thousand flood affectees in the tent city of Sindh. While addressing the ceremony, Ambassador Jemal Beker said that Ethiopia’s government expressed deep sympathy and condolences for lost lives and the destruction of property […]

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Tractor production decrease 36.24% in Q1 FY 23

ISLAMABAD:The production of farm tractors in the country witnessed a decrease of 36.24 percent to 7,991 units during the first quarter of current fiscal year 2022-23, against the production of 12,533 units in the same months of last year. During the quarter under review, the production of trucks also witnessed decreasing trend as it went […]

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Nine drug peddlers held; over eight kg charras recovered

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police in an action against suspected drug peddlers on Monday arrested nine accused besides recovering over eight kg charras from their possession. A police spokesperson said that Rattaamral police held Muhammad Siddique for having 1650 grams charras while New Town police rounded up Samar Iqbal on recovery of 1,250 kg charras.Westridge police arrested […]

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GCUF invites applications for admission in various programmes

FAISALABAD:The Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) has invited applications for admission in various morning and replica programs at its sub-campuses Chiniot, Hafizabad, Sammundri, Layyah and Sahiwal. A spokesman for the university said here on Monday that admission at Chiniot Sub-Campus was available in BS (4-years) programs including BBA, English Literature, Mathematics, Sociology and Computer Science […]

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