Pakistan
Advertisements: Govt may allocate 2.5% of Project budget
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The information and Broadcasting Division has proposed the government allocate 2.5 percent of the total budget outlay of any project in the Public…
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistanis allowed dual nationality of Czech Republic
Pakistan has allowed its citizens to obtain dual nationality of the Czech Republic. Now, citizens of Pakistan will not have to surrender their nationality to obtain…
Pakistan
VIP Security: PM, CMs, governors, judges spend Rs4.6b
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…
Pakistan
Pakistan to receive US$2.8 billion loan from IMF
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…
Pakistan
Special Allowance to Armed Forces to cost Rs 38b annually
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…
Health
Govt approves prices of 49 new medicines
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…
Coronavirus
ECC revalidates Rs 352b to procure Covid-19 vaccines
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…
Pakistan
Certification: Seven Labs of PSQCA operating illegally
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…
Pakistan
How to Celebrate Eid ul Adha in 2021?
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…
Coronavirus
UK offers genomic sequencing capacity to Pakistan
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…