Imran Khan has no knowledge of basics of economics: PML-N says in pre-budget seminar
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, addressing the Opposition's pre-budget seminar, claimed that during the incumbent government's tenure, as many as five million...
IT Ministry launches two ICT projects to empower communities in Swat
ISLAMABAD: Ministry for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication has launched two major Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects to empower the communities of Swat,...
ANF must purchase equipment for vehicles effective scanning: Akbar Durrani
ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary for Narcotics Control, Akbar Durrani on Thursday said Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) must purchase state of the art equipment for effective...
IRSA calls for water inspectors posting at barrages, headworks
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has issued instructions for posting water inspectors at nine barrages and water headworks.
Chairman IRSA, Rao Irshad Ali,...
Government devises plan to raise Rs5.9t to fund budget deficit
KARACHI: The Federal Government has planned to raise Rs5.9 trillion from auctions of market treasury bills (MTBs) and Pakistan investment bonds (PIBs) in June...
By building 40,000 new toilets, Punjab is one step closer to ending open defecation
LAHORE: Over 558 million people still practice open defecation in South Asia, which is nearly two-thirds of the total open defecating population on the...
Clear policy of government to put the economy on sustainable growth path: Asad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar on Saturday said they country’s economy was back on growth path as he...
Asad Umar predicts 4.8% GDP growth next fiscal year
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said Friday Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth was expected to hit 4.8 per cent...
SBP to maintain policy rate at 7% for next two months
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will maintain the policy rate at 7% for the next two months, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
Ministry convenes virtual event on “Transforming Pakistan Food Systems” at PARC
ISLAMABAD: Government of Pakistan is demonstrating high level of political ownership for the upcoming “United Nations Food System Summit-2021 (UNFSS)”.
The UNFSS, convened by the...
