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The Senate has passed "The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2024." Under the bill, the Federal Government shall appoint Director General of Radio Pakistan on the recommendations of the board. The constitution of the PBC board has been changed by increasing the independent director/private members from four to nine, giving…

The federal budget 2024-25 with a total outlay of 18877 billion rupees has been announced with focus on fiscal consolidation, support for productive sectors and relief measures for the common man. Presenting the budgetary proposals in the National Assembly this afternoon, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the gross revenue receipts…

A grand event focusing on climate change and glacial melting was held at UNESCO Headquarters Paris. The event was co-hosted by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad and environmentalist, filmmaker and entrepreneur Luc Hardy. The speakers called for creating greater awareness about the global climate crisis, its impact on populations and ecosystems,…

Presenting the budgetary proposals in the National Assembly, Muhammad Aurangzeb said 1400 billion rupees have been earmarked for the PSDP. An additional one hundred billion rupees have been allocated through public-private partnership. He said the development budget will be at the historic level of 1500 billion rupees. He added that…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima in a plane crash. In his condolence message, the Prime Minister expressed solidarity with the government and people of Malawi over this tragedy. He also expressed solidarity with the bereaved…

Presenting the budgetary proposals, Finance Minister said inflation is expected to remain 12 percent and budget deficit 5.9 percent of GDP. He said that 9,775 billion rupees have been earmarked for interest payment. Muhammad Aurangzeb said 1,400 billion rupees have been earmarked for Public Sector Development Programme 2024-25. He said…

A special meeting of federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in progress in Islamabad. It will approve the budgetary proposals for the next fiscal year. Source: Radio Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to provide relief to the common man in the upcoming budget. Chairing the Parliamentary Party meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Islamabad today, he said relief measures will be taken for the country's workers, farmers, and the salaried class. The Prime…

President Asif Ali Zardari has called for maintaining strategic food reserves to ensure food security in the country. He expressed these views during a meeting to discuss issues related to wheat procurement in Islamabad. The President said soft loans should be extended to the private sector to construct silos and…