CM for water scheme of additional 65MGD on February 16, 2020Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to start 65 MGD additional Water Supply scheme by reviving lower K.B Feeder channel through Haleji Lake at a cost of Rs6 billion. Presiding over a meeting to review the progress of schemes to provide additional water to megacity here Saturday it was decided that rehabilitation […]
Remittances up by 9.36pc: Dr Hafeez Sheikh on February 16, 2020Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that the country’s remittances are on the rise. In a tweet on Friday, he said the remittances increased by 9.36 percent last month as compared to the same month of last year. He said remittances during last seven months also increased […]
109th birthday of legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz observed on February 14, 2020The 109th birth anniversary of legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was observed on Thursday. He was born on 13 February 1911 at Narowal District. His collections of work include Naqsh-e-faryadi, Dast-e-Saba, Zindaan Naama and Sham-e-Sheher-e-Yaaran. Faiz Ahmed Faiz was awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1990 in recognition of his services in literature. He […]
PN, PMSA raid sea boat, seize 1,290kg hashish worth Rs 258m on February 12, 2020Pakistan Navy Ship, operating under Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP), in a joint operation with Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) intercepted and confiscated a narcotics laden fishing boat in Southeast of Gwadar. The huge cache of narcotics, approximately 1290kg hashish amounting to Rs 258 million (PKR), was hidden in specially constructed secret compartments of the […]
MNC, PCB to raise awareness on hazardous effects of drugs on February 10, 2020Ministry of Narcotics Control (MNC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have agreed to jointly raise awareness among the general public and cricket lovers on the hazardous effects of drugs on human health and the awareness campaign on drugs would be launched at the upcoming 5th season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL-5). The agreement was […]
No mercy for corrupt elements: SAPM on February 10, 2020Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the ruthless accountability of the corrupt politicians was continued in the country and there was no mercy for the corrupt elements. She said the government was committed to recover every single penny plundered by the corrupt politicians and […]
Pakistan needs knowledge driven economy, Dr Atta on February 9, 2020Pakistan is presently tapped in the natural resource-based economy and to emerge as a strong nation we need to make education, science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship the key drivers of socio-economic development. By 2025, 12 disruptive technologies would make an impact around the world and it is suggested that they would generate revenue of around […]
Govt planning to embark on three-year National Growth Strategy: Asad Umar on February 9, 2020Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that the government is fully committed to meet the target of expenditures of development funds under Public Sector Development Programme for current fiscal year. He told media here that Prime Minister has issued clear direction to meet the target of spending Rs 701 billion on development […]
Naval chief on official visit to Brunei on February 5, 2020Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi is on an official visit to Brunei Darrussalam. During the visit, Naval Chief called on Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Royal Brunei Land Force Commander and Royal Brunei Navy Commander. Upon arrival at Royal Brunei Naval Headquarters at Muara, the Naval Chief was […]
SRB collects Rs100bn in 2018-19, annual report on January 29, 2020Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) collected Rs100 billion, including Rs 7.13 billion Sindh Workers Welfare Fund and Sindh Companies Profits (Workers’ Participation) despite impending collection deficit. This was revealed in the SRB annual report, 2018-19, presented by Chairman SRB Khalid Mahmood to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah here on Tuesday. The report says 2018-19 has […]