Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, on Wednesday inaugurated new headquarters of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) in Islamabad, marking a significant miles…
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Shaza meets Cambodia’s Telecom Minister, agrees to boost digital cooperation
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja met with Cambodia’s Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Chea Vandeth, on Wednesday.
During the meeting, held on the third day of Geneva Digital W…
Ikhtiar Wali slams KP govt over bill granting lawmakers lifetime blue passports, expanded privileges
Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Information for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ikhtiar Wali Khan on Wednesday criticized a bill recently passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly which expands provincial assembly members’ powers and immunities, and c…
President, PM express grief over disappearance of private cargo plane in Arabian Sea
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed deep concern and sorrow over the disappearance of a private cargo aircraft in the Arabian Sea.
In separate statements, the president and the prime minist…
Pakistan developing high-yielding, heat-tolerant tomato varieties
Islamabad: Scientists at the Vegetable Research Institute (VRI), Faisalabad, are developing high-yielding, heat-tolerant local tomato varieties to help reduce recurring shortages of this important kitchen crop in Pakistan.
“We are currently working…
Govt committed to making Pakistan hepatitis-free: Mustafa
Islamabad: Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Mustafa Kamal chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme.
The meeting was attended by Profess…