Medical

Coronavirus claims 50 more lives in country

Fifty more deaths due to coronavirus and 2,233 positive cases of the infection have been reported across the country.According to the National Command and Operation Centre statistics, 52,788 tests were conducted yesterday in which positivity ratio rema…

Education Science

HEC Launches Cohort II of National Faculty Development Program 2021

The National Academy of Higher Education, HEC, has launched the training of Cohort-II of the Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs Program fellows under the National Faculty Development Programme 2021.As many as 177 freshly qualified PhDs of Cohort I have su…

Economy

Govt Approves Rs. 20 Billion Transport Project for Karachi

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Mr. Shaukat Tarin, presided over the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today.The ECNEC considered and approved a summary presented by the Planning Commission regarding …

Economy

FBR Rubbishes Claims about Dollar Smuggling across Pak-Afghan Border

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically rejected that dollars are being smuggled from Pakistan across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.A press release issued by FBR on Friday states: “FBR has categorically rebutted the unfounded, malicious …

Economy

Bank Guarantee Amount Increased to Rs. 500,000 for Depositors

The Deposit Protection Corporation has increased the guarantee amount for all the eligible depositors of banks from Rs. 250,000 to Rs. 500,000.The decision was made by the members of its board in their meeting on 6 September.This increased guarantee am…

Economy

Pakistan Committed to Achieving UN SDGs: Fakhar Imam

Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has stated that the Government of Pakistan is committed to achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the zero hunger goal, by establishi…