PESHAWAR:Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali on Wednesday urged the students of higher educational institutions to implement their research work and experiences in the respective field for the socioeconomic development of the country. Addressing the third convocation of Abbottabad University of Science and Technology (AUST) as a special guest, he said that the only way to […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Imdadullah Bosal on Wednesday underlined the need for augmenting efforts by all the stakeholders to ensure the eradication of polio virus from the last endemic region and protect children from permanent disabilities. He said this while chairing the maiden meeting of Provincial Task Force (PTF) for polio eradication, said a press […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Various civil society organizations have appreciated the government’s decision to increase taxes on cigarettes, terming it the most effective way to reduce tobacco consumption in the country. According to their representatives, the approval of SRO by the government in this regard aimed to increase excise tax on cigarettes is a highly commendable move and the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has abolished the burial charges of ten thousand rupees for indigent persons in model graveyards while chairing a meeting to review issues of Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority, at his office. The meeting agreed to promptly operationalize model graveyards throughout Punjab. The chief minister directed the completion of model graveyard projects […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Ethiopian Ambassador HE Jamal Baker, Honorary Consul General Ibrahim Tawab, CEO Shazo Group Mian Asad Shujaur Rehman and Director Prime Event Management (PEM) Kamran Abbasi jointly inaugurated the two-day Pak Pharma and Healthcare Expo (PPE), here at Expo Center on Wednesday. The representatives of companies participating in the exhibition were also present. With the support […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:On Wednesday, Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani said Pakistan wanted to nurture its ties with the African countries under the “Engage Africa” policy. In a meeting with a Parliamentary delegation of Ivory Coast, headed by the President of the National Assembly of Cote D’Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has emphasized that parliamentary […]
Read MoreQUETTA:China Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC) and Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) took part in the first edition of the Pakistan International Maritime Expo (PIME). The Conference was held at the Karachi Expo Center in which China Overseas Ports Holding Company signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoU). It was reported at the expo that seven MoUs […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said here on Wednesday that the finalization and implementation of deals under the Pakistan-Russia Inter-Government Commission (IGC) would result in a significant reduction in the prices of oil and gas in the country. The minister was talking to Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan, Danila Ganich who called […]
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