Governor to open Shahbaz Qalandar’s Urs tomorrow on March 22, 2022The 770th three-day annual Urs of great Sufi saint of the sub continent Hazrat Usman Marwandi popularly known as Qalandar Lal Shahbaz, will begin on Tuesday at Sehwan Sharif for which the district administration, Jamshoro has made all arrangements to facilitate the millions of the devotees. A total of 4,500 police personnel will be deployed […]
Youth to be equipped with digital skills, says minister on March 22, 2022Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haq has said that the federal government is committed to equipping the youth of the country with digital skills. He said that almost Rs 57 billion were being spent over the connectivity across the country. He stated this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of […]
Pakistan to produce energy from waste on February 10, 2021QUETTA: The concept of utilising waste to generate energy might soon be introduced in Pakistan and the ministries concerned would be educated about the technology, said Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo. In a meeting with a delegation of Pakistan Plastic Manufacturers Association on Tuesday, he said […]
PPF organizes safety training workshop for bloggers, human rights activists on December 27, 2020The incidents of restrictions on freedom of expression, attacks on media professionals, murders, kidnapping, pressures & tortures and harassment continued whole this year in Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) annual review report, 29 incidents of attacks and threats to journalists, including online and offline, happened in Pakistan so far since the inception […]
Bilawal asks people to follow in footsteps of Imam Hussain (AS) on August 30, 2020In a message on the Yom-e-Ashur, Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called upon the people to “follow in the footsteps of Imam Hussain (AS) in resisting tyranny, falsehood and oppression”. Tyranny and falsehood wherever it may be, whether nearer the home or far away, whether in Kashmir or in Palestine, must be […]
15,000 operations postponed in Karachi in two months on May 28, 2020KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) have ignored several deadly diseases while focusing all their energies combating coronavirus, as more than 15, 000 operations have been postponed in last two months in Karachi, putting thousands of patients at stake. Major hospitals including Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre […]
MoF, SBP introduce risk-sharing mechanism to support bank lending to SMEs on May 7, 2020A release of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) here Wednesday said that taking cognizance of the SMEs finding difficulties in arranging adequate collateral and banks’ risk averseness in taking exposures for such lending under the SBPs Refinance Scheme to Support Employment and Prevent Layoff of Workers, Ministry of Finance has stepped forward to shoulder risk […]
PACRA maintains IFC rating of United Insurance Company on May 7, 2020The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has maintained the IFS rating of the United Insurance Company (UIC). A statement issued by PACRA said that UIC is one of the leading players in the insurance sector with a balanced portfolio and good profitability representing all segment of the insurance industry. The company has good capability to […]
Govt allocates Rs 30bn to support bank lending to small businesses on May 7, 2020The federal government has allocated Rs30- billion to support bank lending to small businesses. According to a press statement issued here on Wednesday, Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Pakistan have introduced risk-sharing mechanism to support bank lending to Small and Medium Enterprises and small businesses to avail SBP’s Refinance Facility to Support Employment. […]
Community mobilization key to cope with any pandemic: NCOC on May 1, 2020National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has directed the Rural Support Programs to enhance community mobilization to effectively contain Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Its meeting was held here on Friday with Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar in the chair. The forum noted that the community mobilization is of utmost significance to cope […]