Dar, SBP’s Jameel discuss fiscal, monetary measures
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Governor SBP discussed fiscal and monetary measures being undertaken for economic stability, revival and growth of country, said a press release issued here by Finance Division. Coordination of fiscal and mon...
Gov Tessori, German CG discuss bilateral relations, investment
Karachi: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori and German Consul General Dr. Rudiger Lotz discussed bilateral relations, investment and other matters of importance in meeting. Governor said that Pakistan-German bilateral relations span many decades and...
SAPM Tasneem urges USC to expand service to rural level
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi here asked Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to expand services to rural level as majority of population resides in countryside. Speaking at a br...
G20 convenes global summit with major religious leaders to tackle pressing issues
Bali: R20-Religion 20, an engagement group of G20 convened world’s most prominent religious leaders and civil society actors to leverage power of world religions to tackle pressing global challenges ranging from climate change to conflict resol...
ADB provides $100m to strengthen KP’s health system
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) inked a financing agreement worth $ 100 million for ‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Systems Strengthening Programme’. Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs Dr. Kazim Niaz and Country Direc...
Cabinet okays import of Russian wheat
ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet approved import of 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia on a government-to-government (G2G) basis. Cabinet approved import of Russian wheat through a circulation summary. According to sources, government would import 300,000...
Women play vital role in development of country: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that women play vital role in development of any country and development process remains slow where women are not given equal opportunities. Addressing 19th Inter...
CPHRDC inaugurated for cooperation, horti-production
BEIJING: China-Pakistan Horticulture Research and Demonstration Centre (CPHRDC), a collaboration between Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) and University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) was unveiled. Certificates were awarded to joint research...
Sri Lanka keen to enhance trade ties with Pakistan: CG
KARACHI: Jagath Abeywarna Consul General of Sri Lanka has said that bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Pakistan were very friendly and it was expected to be strengthened in coming days. Both countries were also enjoying excellent trade and di...
PM’s directive: Project launched to connect capital’s sectors via 13 ‘feeder routes’ of metro bus
ISLAMABAD: On directive of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, project connecting various sectors of Islamabad through ‘feeder routes’ of metro bus service has been launched, PM Office said. Feeder routes will connect commuters from various s...
