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Climate Change and Food Security:
Changing climate trends is a global issue, the effects of which people have found increasingly unmanageable. In the last century, the temperature of earth has risen by 0.8ºC - with most of the increase occurring over the past 35 years. In…
World pharmacists day message from the PPA Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Association (PPA) Islamabad president, Ghulam Farid Khan and secretary general, Shifa Khan have issued their message on pharmacists day September 25. They said “We thank you, the pharmacists, for your…
IHC expresses concern over CDA action of changing plot title
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court IHC) chief justice Athar Minallah, on Thursday, observed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) act of changing the status and title a commercial plot to a hotel category arbitrarily was a gravely…
ECC approves new rules for import of duty free cars
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the prime minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here on Wednesday.
ECC approved amendment in import of customs duty…
Fudged figures of wheat stocks stoking flour prices
ISLAMABAD. Wheat year is gone more than half now. It starts from March and ends in February every year. At the end of harvesting, federal government usually gets a clear picture from the provinces as to how much stocks are available to…
OICCI delegation express concern over motorway incident
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the prime minister on Finance, Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, had an interactive session with foreign investors at Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI). Talking to OICCI members, the advisor gave a…
JI women wing protests for arrest of culprits of motorway rape case
RAWALPINDI : Jamaat Islami (women wing) district Rawalpindi staged protest outside the Rawalpindi Press Club here on Saturday against motorway rape incident and demanded arrest of the culprits without any delay. The leaders of the…
DRAP chief extends full support to PPA
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer, Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Asim Rauf assuring full support to pharmacist professionals has said that pharmacists are the essential first line caregivers to the patients.
Addressing…
FBR takes lead in providing E-filing of income tax appeals
ISLAMABAD: In a webinar session held with the petitioners, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced to introduce the automated system of e-filing of appeals, which will be launched soon.
An official handout issued here on Thursday…
Pakistani mission in Jeddah celebrates national defence day
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) The consulate general of Pakistan in Jeddah commemorated the national defence day of Pakistan to pay tribute to those Pakistani who laid down their lives in the service of the motherland.
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