PPP rejects the draconian PMDA Ordinance 2021, says Sherry Rehman By: News Desk on June 1, 2021Condemning the draconian Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021, PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “The disastrous effect that this ordinance will have on media and freedom of expression is unacceptable. First it was PEMRA and now this ordinance, actions of intolerance towards independent journalism are constantly increasing under the […]
Asad Umar compares India, Pakistan mortality rate due to corona By: inp on June 1, 2021National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Head and Planning Minister Asad Umar said on Monday the death toll from Corona in India is 236 per million population. “The death toll from Corona in India is 236 casualties per million population. In Pakistan, the rate is 92 per million,” the minister said. Asad Umar said, “If […]
Ghani says Rs14bn road projects to change Abbottabad’s sketch By: APP on May 31, 2021PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani on Monday said that communication uplift schemes worth Rs 14 billion would change the sketch of Abbottabad district on completion. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of renovation work at Kanj Kehal, he said that Rs 14 billion for the expansion of existing road networks would even benefit the […]
FO lauds Kuwait for resumption of family, business visas for Pakistanis By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday lauded the cooperation of Kuwait in resumption of visas for Pakistani families and businessmen after a decade-long suspension. “We greatly appreciate Kuwaiti cooperation in this regard,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in response to media queries. He said that the relevant Pakistani and Kuwaiti authorities were also working together […]
KP starts e-agriculture, tele farming to facilitate farmers By: APP on May 31, 2021PESHAWAR: The Agriculture Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started e-agriculture and tele-farming helpline and android mobile app for facilitation of farmers to give them free consultation, guideline and advices on crops’ growth and diseases. According to an official, the farmers and common man from across the province can access the helpline or mobile app to […]
President for swift electoral reforms to introduce i-voting for expatriates By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi Monday stressed the need to expedite electoral reforms in line with the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s directives to enable overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes through internet voting. The president, chairing a meeting to discuss the requirements and specifications of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), said the Federal Government wanted to […]
Jahania suggests a transparent system to give breeders royalty By: APP on May 31, 2021LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi on Monday said that a transparent system should be made to give breeders their royalty. Addressing a meeting held on effective market research system with regard to seed auction here, he said that scientists should get their due right in system of variety, hybrid and technology. […]
Switzerland keen to enhance investment in Pakistan: Envoy By: APP on May 31, 2021 LAHORE: Benedict de Cerjat, Ambassador of Switzerland, has said that Swiss companies working in Pakistan are happy with the business-friendly environment and keen to enhance their investment. He was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Monday. LCCI President Mian Tariq Misbah and Vice President Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry also spoke on […]
Pakistan’s economy on right track, ready to take off: Chairman KPTMA By: APP on May 31, 2021PESHAWAR: Chairman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textile Mills Association (KPTMA), Salim Saifullah Khan, has said that the economy of Pakistan is on the right track, and now it was ready to take off. In a statement issued to the press here on Monday, he said that Pakistan’s economy is on the right path and growing rapidly even […]
LPG price increased by Rs 94.89 per 1.8-kg cylinder By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday increased the locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price by Rs 94.89 per cylinder of 11.8 kilograms for the month of June. According to the notification of LPG price-revision, the LPG cylinder would be sold in the open market at Rs1,667.29 during the month, which was […]