ISLAMABAD:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday pledged a total $1.557 billion for climate and disaster risk reconstruction as well as resilience support for Pakistan.The pledge was announced at the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pa…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi gave assent to Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Interest on Private Loans Bill, 2022.According to the bill, ban had been imposed on the business of privately lending money on interest and interest-based transa…
Read MoreBEIJING:Director, Hong Kong Education Bureau, Dr. Choi Yuk-lin has said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Hong Kong and Pakistan on education cooperation provided a framework for facilitating strategic collaboration in education…
Read MoreGENEVA:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday sought budgetary support to create fiscal space for the Pakistan Government to continue substantive relief for over 33 million flood-affected people.“Pakistan’s urgent…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prominent Urdu poet and writer Dr. Azar Tamanna was remembered here Monday on his 69th birth anniversary for his services to the Urdu language and poetry.He was born on January 9, 1954, in Lahore. He started his practical life in Lahore in th…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The public and private educational institutions in the federal capital territory reopened on Monday after the winter vacations.The educational activities were suspended by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and Private Educational Ins…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor on Monday discussed provision of better travel facilities to the pilgrims in Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah.The minister who is recently on an official visit to Jeddah, Sa…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM), Fahad Hussain on Monday welcomed the response of the international community and donor agencies for flood rehabilitation work in Pakistan.Talking to a private television channel, he said an overwhel…
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