KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has appreciated the role of the federal government in promoting Northern Areas tourism and urged to also promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to facilitate it by giving subsidised finance and tax holiday for the betterment of the tourist facilitator companies, a statement said on Wednesday. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A high level parliamentary delegation led by Seini Oumarou, president of the National Assembly of Niger is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to strengthen the growing cooperation of economic partnership between Pakistan and Niger. In this connection, the Niger delegation, led by Oumarou visited the Pakistan Agricultural Research … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A pre-bid meeting for the Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC) selloff was held at the Privatisation Commission under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammedmian Soomro (via Zoom). The meeting was held in the backdrop of the forthcoming bidding for the privatisation of HEC. The officials from the Privatisation Commission and financial advisers’ consortium … Read more
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the early completion of the federal government projects in Karachi and the early launch of the newly-announced works, were among the government’s key priorities. He also directed all officials concerned to ensure completion of all the projects within the timelines, committed by them, as he was keen … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government is working on ‘Blue Bond’ to attract investment through mangroves in Balochistan, storing enormous amounts of blue carbon, a government official said in a statement. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that mangroves in Balochistan were growing at a rapid pace and had stored enough blue carbon worth … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) service in Karachi would become operational by October this year, a senior government official said. In a tweet, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said: “Prime Minister Imran Khan reviewed [the] progress of five federal projects in Karachi transformation plan and Green … Read more
LASBELA: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed upon the development of beach and coastline tourism in Balochistan by properly exploring the unseen tourism potential of different areas, which could lead to generation of huge revenues. Addressing a gathering of local people here after tree plantation drive and inspection of mangrove forest at the Sonmiani beach, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Kamyab Pakistan Programme is based on the concept of “bottom-up” approach as envisaged by Prime Minister Imran Khan, a senior government official said. During a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar at the Finance Division, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat … Read more
KARACHI: The business community has rejected the introduction of a new category/slab of protected consumers based on an average consumption of less than 200kWh, a statement said. Zubair Motiwala, who is chairman of the Businessmen Group and former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), attended the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority … Read more
The timings for the upcoming matches in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) 2021 have been changed due to the Test series between Pakistan and West Indies. The first of the two tests will be played from August 12 in Sabina Park, Kingston. The second test will be played at the same … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has revised its travel policies again for residents flying into Dubai from six countries Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Uganda. UAE stated that residents from these 6 countries are no longer required to bring a Covid-19 vaccination certificate for entry into the emirate. According to the updated travel … Read more
Newly-elected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Saudi Arabia chapter president Uzair Bhatta assured that he would work with Pakistan Journalist Forum (PJF) to address issues being faced by Pakistani community. “Above self-interest, we will work abroad for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and our Pakistani brothers, take practical steps to address issues being faced by the Pakistani community. … Read more
BEIJING: To better combat salinity, Pakistan and China have been cooperating with each other in reclaiming salt-affected soils and developing new varieties of quality salt-tolerant plants in Pakistan. “In Pakistan, around 14 per cent of irrigated lands have deteriorated with salinity, while 64 per cent yield losses are reported due to salinity,” Research Fellow and … Read more
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s day-long visit to Karachi came into the spotlight again with provincial minister Nasir Hussain Shah complaining that the premier’s trip schedule was not shared with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. According to Nasir, the CM kept waiting but the official itinerary of PM’s visit to metropolis was never shared … Read more
KARACHI: Karachi police have finalised a security plan for Muharram on Tuesday in which 5,018 law enforcement personnel will be deployed in an attempt to maintain security across the city. As many as 20 senior police officers and 53 DSPs would perform the duties while 832 NGOs, 4,000 head constables, 113 ladies police personnel would … Read more
Prolific karate competitor Saadi Abbas agrees with Pakistan contingent’s chef-de-mission to the Tokyo Olympics Brig Zaheer Akhtar’s comments that javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem’s performance took a dip due to the excessive use of social media. Brig Akhtar, while talking to The News, stated that use of social media by the 24-year-old and his coach in … Read more
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Tuesday discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan amid an escalation of violence in the war-torn country. According to a press release issued by Pentagon, Austin and General Bajwa, in a telephonic conversation, discussed mutual goals of security and stability in the … Read more
Pakistan has “strongly rejected” a foreign media report claiming that it was cracking Pakistani exiles living abroad. Reacting to a report published in the British media group The Guardian, the Foreign Office spokesman said that there was no question of intimidating citizens of any state residing anywhere, including Pakistan’s own citizens, under any pretext. It … Read more
