An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday granted a 17-day physical remand of Ahsan Elahi, a worker of proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), in connection with case pertaining to arson, vandalism and violent protest. The accused was produced before the court by police after his arrest in FIR No. 11135/25 registered at Kahna Police Station. During the […]
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NA okays over Rs 10.83 billion grants for Information Ministry
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday approved three demands related to the grants for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting worth more than Rs 10.83 billion. For that matter, the Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha presented a demand of Rs 2.82 billion, however, 12 cut motions were put forward against it by […]
Pakistan’s private universities offer 165 scholarships to Palestinian students
ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence on Monday launched a special fellowship programme for Palestinian students and scholars in partnership with the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP). The university organized a webinar on COMSTECH consortium fellowships for Palestinian students on Monday in which 13 national and international universities and institutions participated. In his […]
Govt will provide grants to provinces if baselines fulfilled
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired the meeting of Fiscal Coordination Committee (FCC). The Fiscal Coordination Committee (FCC) on Saturday approved a recommendation made by its sub-committee on Public Finance Management Reforms, which set out out certain conditions for the centre to provide grants to provincial governments, […]