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    The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved import of 100,000 metric tons of Sugar. The ECC, which met in Islamabad today (Monday) with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in the chair, also allowed extension of general subsidy on five essential items through Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan…

  Foreign Minister’s Portal in five Pakistan missions abroad was launched on Monday. As announced by Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on 16 June 2021, under the Vision FO Thought Leadership Platform, the pilot phase of the Foreign Minister’s Portal (FMP) has been launched Monday. In its pilot phase,…

Special Representative of Prime Minister on Religious harmony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has urged media not to create suspicions about madrasa curriculum.Addressing a press conference in Lahore today (Sunday), he said no restrictions would be imposed on teaching science subjects in madrasas.Commenting on Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement regarding women…

AJK President Sardar Masood Khan said that Sheikh Abdullah and Mufti Saeed families have been serving the Indian interests and playing the role of facilitators to help India consolidate its illegal occupation of Kashmir since 1947.Addressing a ceremony Islamabad, he said that Kashmiri people would no longer fall into their…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has stressed the need of hundred percent transparency and standard in the construction works of different departments.Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar today (Sunday), he directed the concerned authorities to ensure transparency in tendering and bidding.The Chief Minister also directed for formulating a comprehensive…

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan says India has badly failed to suppress the will of Kashmiri people for their legitimate right to self-determination. In a statement in Muzaffarabad today (Saturday), he said the true representatives of Kashmiri people are in jail and the Indian…

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar says a survey is in progress across the country to determine the beneficiaries of various Ehsaas programs.Talking to newsmen in Lahore on Saturday, she said that under the Ehsaas umbrella, different programs have been launched for the socio-economic…

Members of National Assembly from Balochistan have called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad and discussed the matters related to annual budget and ongoing mega projects under his vision of special focus on province’s uplift.The parliamentarians deliberated over the uplift of Balochistan’s agriculture sector under Agriculture Development Plan as…

Former Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passed away in Quetta.He was 92.His funeral prayers will be offered in his native town Katbar Sharif in Lahri.He served as the caretaker Prime Minister from 25 March 2013 to 5 June 2013. He also remained Governor Balochistan.Source: Radio Pakistan

Gilgit Baltistan budget for the next fiscal year with a total outlay of 105.92 billion rupees was presented today (Saturday).Presenting the budget proposals in Gilgit Baltistan Assembly, Finance Minister Javed Ali Manwa said 51.7 billion rupees have been allocated for non-development and more than 44.22 billion rupees for developmental expenditures.The…

A delegation of Members of National Assembly called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad today (Saturday), and discussed problems of their constituencies, ongoing development projects and budget affairs.The delegation included Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib, Malik Aamir Dogar, Makhdoom Zain Qureshi, Aurangzeb Khichi, Nasir Khan Musa Zai,…

A breast cancer awareness session was held at Aiwan-e-Sadar, Islamabad today (Friday) to raise awareness regarding the disease and measures to overcome it at an early stage.Doctors gave a thorough presentation on the occasion to help women understand the causes, symptoms, treatment and importance of early diagnosis of the disease.They…