NADRA creating hurdles in data provision for census by PBS on March 31, 2023The concerned authorities at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) seem to be least bothered to provide citizens’ information to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) teams for ongoing census across the country, Daily Times has learnt reliably. As per a document, the PBS repeatedly asked the NADRA authorities concerned to provide access to census monitoring […]
Nursing Council becomes ‘dysfunctional’ due to top brass tussel on March 27, 2023The Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) has almost become dysfunctional as the council was dissolved by the government through a parliamentary act and no new coumclil was elected due to tussel between the top brass even after passing of months, Daily Times has learnt reliably. In January this year, President Dr Arif Alvi approved a bill […]
ITP to register online cab services to streamline traffic mechanism on March 25, 2023The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) suggested Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration to register all online cab services being run in the country to streamline the commercial traffic system in the city. As per information available with Daily Times, the purpose of the move was to keep all such digital commercial services under one umbrella as […]
Relaunch of PM laptop scheme may cut educational development projects on March 18, 2023The Federal government has planned to re-launch Prime Minister Laptop scheme under Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) with budgetary shortfall which resulted deduction of funds of many development projects at Higher Education Commission (HEC), Daily Times has learnt reliably. “Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs (SAPM) Shaza Khawaja Fatima directly intervened in […]
Questions raised on committee for selection of Arid University new VC on March 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: As the tenure of incumbent Vice Chancellor (VC) of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) is about to complete, a search committee with questionable credentials has been set up by the Punjab government to look for the new head of the varsity. According to the documents available with Daily Times, government […]
Deputation staffers see no hope of bright future at FDE on March 9, 2023I have joined federal education in 2010 on deputation as teacher with a hope but all dashed to the ground when Federal Directorate of Education’s (FDE) authorities started treating us as “stepmother,” said a teacher. According to her, she had been transferred from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on deputation basis as while finding no […]
SAPM on Youth holds ‘fake’ ceremony to ditch political rival on March 8, 2023In what a worse example of political point scoring, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs (SAPM) Shaza Khawaja Fatima held a fake prize distribution ceremony for young sportsperson to let down to her party political rival Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, Daily Times has learnt reliably. The SAPM Fatima followed this practice to set […]
$18b penalty if Pakistan terminates Iran gas pipeline agreement on March 2, 2023Pakistan will have to pay $18 billion as a fine if it terminates Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline agreement, the Ministry of Petroleum informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday. The PAC held its meeting with Noor Alam Khan in the chair. “Iran could hand Pakistan a whopping $18 billion penalty if Islamabad fails to […]
EU program mobilizes 608,000 women members of poor households in Sindh on February 26, 2023European Union (EU) program for women’s economic development in the Sindh has mobilized 608,000 women members of poor households into 30, 274 community institutions through which real income of targeted poor households increased by 37 percent, said a report. The EU development program titled Sindh Union Council and Community Economic Strengthening Support (SUCCESS) was an […]
PTA blocks over 40m illegal SIM cards on February 18, 2023In a successful crackdown, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked a large number of SIM cards issued illegally by various telecommunication companies, Daily Times has learnt. The available information suggests that the PTA teams in joint collaboration with the Cyber Crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) held raids in multiple locations of the […]