ISLAMABAD:Research Fellow and Advisor, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Dr Hassan Daud Butt remarked that increasing access to clean affordable energy remains the biggest challenge for the government.Energy access has crucial linkages w…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A National Information Technology Seminar was held here Thursday with a view to harmonise the efforts of all stakeholders and create a conducive environment for IT growth and digitalization.The event also marked the launching of multiple IT-r…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) here on Thursday organized a successful national dialogue on ‘Child Trafficking in Persons and Bonded Labor’.In collaboration with the US State Department, the dialogue aimed to address t…
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday administered oath to Captain (retd) Shahid Ashraf Tarrar as Chairman Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). The swearing-in ceremony was held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The president administered the oath…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was briefed on Thursday that the Fiance Division’s Budget Wing received 55 recommendations for Financial Budget 2023 from the Senate Committee. However, most of the recommendations were rel…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday released 431,400 cusecs of water from various rim stations with an inflow of 556,000 cusecs.According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1520.47 feet…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Country Director World Bank Najy Benhassine and the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Asim Ahmad held a meeting on Thursday at FBR Headquarters to review the progress of the Pakistan Raises Revenue (PRR) Programduring the last finan…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday notified Rs 1.90 per unit increase in power tariff for the consumers of all power distribution companies (DISCOs) for May under monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) mechanism.The …
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