SC to hear appeal against LHC decision in Shehbaz’s case on Tuesday By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Tuesday the federal government’s appeal against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) conditional permission granted to Pakistan Muslim League-N president and leader of opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad for medical treatment. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, will commence […]
103km Nokundi-Mashkhel road ‘to improve access to Iran’ By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa on Sunday said that work on the 103 kilometres Nokundi-Mashkhel Road had started that would improve access to Iran. In his tweet, he said that detailed design of the 200-kilometres-long Mashkhel-Panjgur Road was also in process. He said that the entire remote region of Balochistan […]
Govt to provide subsidy to poor segment on electricity, flour bags: Shaukat Tarin By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Sunday said that incumbent government would provide subsidy on electricity and flour bags to poor segment of society. In an interview with a private television channel, he said the Pakistan Tehreek -i-Insaf (PTI), government had set target to increase GDP by 6 per cent in […]
PM to launch of Ehsaas’ Mobile Saving Wallets initiative on Monday By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Imran Khan will visit an Ehsaas Kafaalat payment site in Islamabad to inaugurate the Ehsaas Saving Wallets (Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account) initiative. According to a press release issued here Sunday, the financial and digital inclusion of seven million households is one of the seven overarching goals of the Ehsaas Strategy. Ehsaas Saving […]
PM orders soft long-term visas for foreign investors By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting under Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday reviewed ongoing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and measures to promote investment in the country. PM Khan renewed the strategic partnership between the two friendly countries, China and Pakistan, and called it “exemplary” for the world. “In order to transform these relations into strong […]
Obstetric Fistula damages maternal, physical conditions of women: Yasmin Rashid By: APP on May 23, 2021LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid renewed the pledge to end Obstetric Fistula from Punjab through a special focus on mother and child health. In her message on the ‘International Day to end Obstetric Fistula’ Dr Yasmin said that Obstetric Fistula was the most devastating medical injury that affects both the physical and mental […]
Cotton queen set to reclaim lost grounds in south Punjab By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: The sowing of cotton has registered a significant increase this year in south Punjab as compared to last year due to incentives of the Punjab government, said an official of the Punjab Agriculture Department. Talking to APP, he said it was heartening to note that the farmers were taking a keen interest in sowing […]
Buzdar fixes Rs 20,000 minimum monthly salary for labourers By: APP on May 23, 2021LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a meeting to review the performance of the Labour Department at the CM office on Sunday and maintained that the minimum wage of the workers in Punjab had been fixed at Rs 20,000, adding that the incumbent government, during its two and a half year tenure, had […]
Tarin says PBS revamped to get proper statistics for better policy interventions By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Sunday said that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics was revamped in order to make it an independent institution to get proper statistics for better policy interventions. Addressing a virtual press briefing, he said that it was not functioning under the Ministry of Finance. To a […]
Interior minister says govt to provide ‘special relief’ to salaried class By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Affairs Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Sunday said that the government would provide incentives to the poor, especially the salaried and white-colour class in the next federal budget. Talking to journalists, he said that despite the corona crisis and unfavorable international economic conditions, the four percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate […]