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EOBI issues Rs 6 billion for penshioners
ISLAMABAD. The Employees Old age Benefit Institution (EOBI) has released Rs 6 billion for making payment befor Eidul Zaha to its half a million pensioners . The Pakistan Tehik Insaf (PTI) government had revised upward monthly pensions for…
PTA issues final warning to TIKTOK and blocks BIGO ap
ISLMABAD: Taking serious notice of public complaints, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has issued final warning to TIKTOK and blocked BIGO app. For its immoral, obscene and vulgar content on social media.
In a statement issued by PTA here…
Wheat flour crisis takes ugly turn as provinces trade blame game
ISLAMABAD: Punjab’s ban on supply of wheat to Khyber PakhtunKhwa (KPK) has created an ugly situation as both the provinces are trading blame game and holding each other responsible of spike in wheat flour (atta) prices, sources said
Last…
New Islmabad blue area project prop up PTI government, dispels mispercptions
ISLAMABAD: With unprecedented show of confidence by investors in New Islamabad blue area project, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has emerged as a great source of solace for Imran Khan government. It has also strongly dispelled…
Senate body constitutes sub-committee to rationalise PSM sell-off plan
ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on Industries and Production (MoI&P) on Wednesday constituted a three-member sub-committee headed by federal minister, Hammad Azhar. to revisit PSM proposed sell –off plan.
The sub- committee…
COVID 19: Smart lockdown brings big relief to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed a big reduction up to 28 percent in COVID 19 cases as a result of introducing a novel strategy of smart lockdown to curtail spreading of the deadly virus. The data issued here in Islamabad by the…
PEC undermines government efforts for attracting foreign investment
Islamabad: Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) registration policy 2017, has turned into a stumbling block in pouring in foreign investment into Pakistan. The poor competition among interested parties for bigger projects witnessed in the…
Wastage of Rs 38 billion wheat flour goes unnoticed
ISLAMABAD: None practicing of food grade polypropylene sacks for packing of wheat flour is costing Rs 38 billion per annum and even after incurring accumulative loss of hundreds of billions none of the government departments is coming…
Joint opposition rejects federal budget
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties on Sunday rejected the federal government’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, saying that it has failed on every account to address adequately the challenges to posed by a global pandemic to Pakistan,…
