CM Murad, WB official decide to give seed, fertilizer to small growers
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in consultation with World Bank (WB) has decided that small growers holding up to 12.5 acres of land would be given seed and fertilizer, otherwise Rs 5,000 per acre would be disbursed. In a meeting with Wo...
SAPM Tasneem Qureshi, CEO PASDEC discuss promoting marble exports
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to PM for Industries and Production Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi highlighted importance of promoting marble exports, which are required to be enhanced to meet existing potential. Speaking at briefing on performance and ini...
President for creating awareness on initiatives for women empowerment
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi underlined need for comprehensive awareness campaign with involvement of all relevant stakeholders to inform and educate female population of country regarding steps taken by government for empowerment of women and t...
Senate body for simplifying public procurement procedures
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce here called for simplifying procedures of public procurement to expedite procurement of commodities from international markets, when their prices are at lower level to benefit country. Committee which...
Pakistan’s unique geo-eco position ideal destination for US investors: Envoy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to United States Masood Khan has said that Pakistan is an ideal destination for US investors and businesses due to its unique geo-economic position and impressive demographic cohorts. In an exclusive interaction...
Gov’t prioritising green investment to mitigate climate change impacts: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that promoting green investment in Pakistan was top priority of government to tackle with growing environmental issues. He said government was taking steps to prom...
Telecom industry issues to be resolved thru right strategy: Amin
ISLAMABAD: Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said government was making all possible efforts to resolve issues of telecom industry as economic stability of country was linked to uplift of it. “We are well aware of departm...
Action on banks to be taken by end month: NA body told
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was informed here that actions against eight banks involved in overcharging on opening of Letters of Credit (LC) would be taken by end of current month. Briefing Committee, Deputy...
FPCCI team in talks with Governor Sindh
Karachi: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh President FPCCI and Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori discussed economic challenges being faced by Sindh province and their pragmatic and strategic solutions. Irfan Iqbal was accompanied with Suleman Chawla SVP, Mian Nas...
Ayaz lauds WB for helping country’s socio-economic uplift
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq appreciated World Bank (WB) for its decades-long assistance, which he said had played and would continue to play vital role in socio-economic uplift of Pakistan. Talking to Regional Director...
