Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The spendings on VIP security have put a burden on the taxpayers. Prime Minister, President, Chief Ministers, governors, civil servants, and judges are spending Rs 4.6 billion annually on their VVIP security and protocol. The government is spending Rs 1 billion per annum on the deployment of ICT Police, rangers, and frontier…
Pakistan is expected to get US$2.8 billion loan by the end of August this year, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors approved a US$650 billion SDR allocation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) worth US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion) on August…
Aftab Ahmed A grant of Special Allowance to the Armed Forces Personnel will cost Rs 38 billion on annual basis. The Finance Division apprised the Cabinet that the Federal Government had constituted Pay & Pension Commission to review the Pay structures of Federal and Provincial Governments. The Commission had consulted various committees to holistically look…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The Government has approved the maximum retail prices of 49 new medicines, enabling the pharmaceutical companies to sell in the open market. Prime Minister Imran Khan had chaired a meeting of cabinet to consider the case of approving prices of new medicines. Sources told Newztodays.com that the Ministry of Health had proposed…
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has re-validated a sum of Rs. 352 billion for the fiscal year 2021-22 to cover associated costs such as the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines. The Finance Division tabled a summary to carry forward for FY 2021-22, the unutilized cash component amounting to Rs. 352 billion from the Economic Stimulus…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: As many as seven labs of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) are illegally operating as they have no valid licences to issue certification. Seven of the PSQCA’s nine labs and technical offices lack valid operating licences and therefore, they cannot certification. However, they continue operating without valid licences. Pakistan Standards…
How will we celebrate Eid ul Adha 2021 in the midst of an epidemic that has left us in misery and sorrow? The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has announced that we will observe Eid ul Adha on July 21, 2021. Eid is nearing now and families have started discussing how to celebrate it. In the year…
The UK government on Wednesday announced a new package of genomic sequencing support to help Pakistan’s fight against new variants of Covid-19. Through the New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) program Pakistan will be able to draw on UK expertise and support to detect quickly new, and potentially more dangerous, variants of Covid-19. The UK is…
Ibn-e-Ameer If you’re looking for a step-by-step guide on how to apply for the PM Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program 2022, you’ve come to the right place. Below, we’ll go over how to apply for the PM Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program 2022, which was announced by Pakistan’s Prime Minister. The Ehsaas Cash Program has been announced…
Ibn-Amir As Covid-19 Pandemic impacts life, online education learning has become part of our life in Pakistan. Online education learning in Pakistan has several challenges as its effectiveness is still questionable when we compare online education versus traditional education. Is online education the future of schools? This is another question that needs an answer. After…