Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Shahram Khan Tarakai Tuesday said e-transfer policy for teachers would be implemented from June 9 to resolve the biggest issue of the teachers’ community with regard to their postings. Briefing the media at Information Cell, Shahram Tarakai said that promotion of education was among the topmost priorities […]
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Qureshi says Pakistan has refused to give military bases to US
Amid the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, Pakistan has refused to give its military bases to the US. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan but there are some forces that do not want that. He said, “We want to see the peace process going forward along with the […]
ECP to be given practical demonstrations on EVM, I-voting mechanism: Fawad
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said the departments concerned would soon give practical demonstrations/briefings to the Election Commission of Pakistan on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Internet-voting mechanism to ensure transparency in elections and give overseas Pakistanis their right to vote. “By the grace of Allah Almighty, the upcoming […]
Fix the Banks
In a much fanfare and extravaganza, Prime Minister Imran Khan, to facilitate the general public from his government’s ambitious low-cost housing scheme-Naya Pakistan Housing Policy, launched a mobile unit, which will act as a one-window solution to provide information and collect applications for loans. The mobile unit, in partnership with the Naya Pakistan Housing Authority […]
Covid positivity rate drops to 3.02pc; 58 more die
The number of daily coronavirus cases continues to decline, with 1,490 people testing positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, as per data issued from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday. The positivity rate dropped to 3.02 percent as 49,285 samples were tested during the last 24 hours out of […]
Power tariff scaled down by paisas 44 per unit for April
National Electric Power Regulatory (NEPRA) has approved 44 paisa per unit reduction in power tariff under monthly fuel adjustment (FCA) for April. The Central Power Purchase Agency (CPPA-G) on behalf of X-WAPDA DISCOs had sought reduction of 84 paisa per unit having impact of Rs 8.5 billion for April under monthly fuel adjustment mechanism. The […]
Dissenting Note to be Submitted with Center Over Injustice with Sindh: Murad
Whilst once again drawing attention towards the “injustice” being meted out to Sindh province, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has announced to submit a dissenting note with the federal government today (Tuesday) to express the provincial government’s resentment over the slashing of development funds of the province. “A sheer injustice is being meted out […]
PM kicks off five-day nationwide anti-polio drive
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched a nationwide five-day anti-polio drive with hopes of inoculating all the children of the country and make Pakistan polio-free. To kick off the campaign, the prime minister administered polio drops to children below five years of age at his office. The federal government has chalked out a comprehensive […]
Govt mulling new tax regime for PSX: Tarin
Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that the government is considering to introduce a new tax regime for the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), which is in accordance with the changing economic environment. The finance minister said this while holding a meeting on Monday with Managing Director/ CEO Pakistan Stock Exchange Farrukh H […]
Govt to facilitate low-income groups to own houses: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated a mobile unit in the federal capital on Monday to facilitate the people in getting information about loans for the low-cost housing programme. Appreciating the mobile unit initiative of the National Bank of Pakistan, the prime minister said it is the foremost priority of the government to extend every possible […]