National News

Ishaq Dar meets Afghan delegation

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a meeting with the Finance Minister of Afghanistan Eklil Ahmad Hakimi on the sidelines of the ADB’s Annual Board of Governors Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany. The two Finance Ministers discussed matters relating to bilateral economic cooperation and progress with regard to the mutual agreements reached during […]

  • Pakistan’s modest economic recovery continues:WB

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan’s fast-growing remittances, rising investments under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have supported economic growth of the country, World Bank’s latest report said. According to Banks latest report Pakistan’s modest economic recovery would continue. However, growth remains well below the 5.5 percent target envisaged in Pakistan’s Annual Plan and the South Asia […]

  • Strict action ordered against quacks in Sindh

    KARACHI, (APP): Sindh Minister for Health, Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has ordered strict action against quack doctors throughout the province. Addressing a meeting at his office, he directed all the DHOs to take action against quack doctors with cooperation of concerned local administrations and police, said a handout issued here on Tuesday. The minister said […]

  • 28 Ramzan Bazars to be set up in city

    LAHORE, (APP): District administration has prepared list of the points in the towns to set up 28 Ramzan Bazaars to provide daily use items to the citizens in the holy month of Ramzan on control rates. DCO Muhammad Usman Younas issued instructions to the Town Administrators, Assistant Commissioners, District Officers of Live Stock, Industries, Labour, […]

  • PIA opens 8th training centre at Multan

    MULTAN, (APP): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) opened its 8th training centre for offering a two-year Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Training Programme in Aerospace and Avionics Engineering. PIA Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr. Bernd Hildenbrand inaugurated the Centre here on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Mr. Hildenbrand said that the establishment of centre in Multan would […]

  • Students, scouts to lead climate change awareness campaign

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Ministry of Climate Change will launch a large scale awareness campaign to make public aware of the climate change and their effects on the environment. An official of ministry said that students of universities, colleges, schools, girls and boy scouts would be involved in the campaign. He said that proposal was also under […]