FS Amna Baloch highlights growing significance of cybersecurity for national resilience

Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch, on Monday, highlighted the growing importance of cybersecurity for national resilience, international peace and stability and sustainable development. She underscored Pakistan’s active engagement in multilateral processes on information and communications technology (ICT) security, particularly in the context of the United Nations framework on responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, including international […]

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1,471 encroachments cleared, 4,270 banners removed in Lahore

Lahore: The district administration removed 1,471 encroachments and took down 4,270 banners, posters, and streamers across the city during a two-day, large-scale anti-encroachment operation. The initiative is part of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s ‘Clean Punjab Vision,’ aimed at improving city cleanliness, traffic flow, and public access. Assistant Commissioners, along with field teams from […]

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PM directs for setting new targets for technical, vocational training programmes

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressing satisfaction over recent performance of National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), directed to set new targets for technical and vocational training programmes to further improve outcomes in future and ensure implementation of the Apprenticeship Law. The prime minister was chairing a review meeting on the […]

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Distt body reviews essential commodity prices to ensure public relief

Rawalpindi: The District Price Committee Rawalpindi met on Monday under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner General Dr Hassan Tariq to review prices of essential commodities. Committee members, representatives of civil society and traders’ organisations attended the meeting, which focused on pulses, rice, chickpeas, milk, yoghurt, meat and other food items, as well as the […]

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