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Karachi March 14, 2021 Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that communities depend on the institutes that integrate Taleem (education) with Tarbiyat (teaching and training) so that society accepts people with challenges and gives them equal opportunities of life and progress. This the chief executive said on Saturday as he was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Karachi Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) in DHA Phase-IV by Senator Abdul Haseeb Khan. The CM said that establish...

President Alvi upbeat about FATF grey list exit Calls for projecting ‘Good Brand Pakistan’ efficiently APP March 14, 2021 KARACHI: President Arif Alvi on Saturday said Pakistan was getting stronger on the basis of steady improvement in its economy and social indicators and emphasised the need for restoring the perception of the country as a vibrant and moderate society. Addressing the third Financial Crime Summit here, Alvi stressed that the ‘Good Brand Pakistan’ had to be projected as...

President Alvi for bringing differently-abled people into national mainstream   Published On President said all over the world the special children get education along with normal kids KARACHI (Web Desk) – President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasized the need to integrate the differently-abled persons into the national mainstream by imparting them education and skills. Addressing a conference in Karachi, he said all over the world the special children get education along with normal kids in same i...

Islamabad March 12, 2021 Islamabad : Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar Thursday said that the Pakistani women were very talented, goals-oriented, risk taker and entrepreneurial. Therefore, she said, that the current government was taking multiple initiatives for enhancing their role in the development of the country. She said that many components of Ehsaas Programme were dedicated to empower the women and uplift their living stand...

The writer is a business and economy journalist. NEWS is coming in that the agreement reached between the government and the IMF for restarting the programme includes up to Rs200 billion of continuing spending for Covid support, an amount that is substantially lower than the unspent funds committed by the prime minister under his relief package announced at the start of the pandemic last year. The news has not yet been confirmed officially by the Fund or the government, but has been reported by...

The federal government has reported its half-year (July-December) fiscal deficit at 3.1 per cent of GDP, or the highest-ever figure of Rs1.393 trillion in absolute terms. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Highlighting certain risks to fiscal sustainability, the federal government has reported its half-year (July-December) fiscal deficit at 3.1 per cent of GDP, or the highest-ever figure of Rs1.393 trillion in absolute terms. In its mid-year Budget Review Report submitted to the parliament as required u...

Scope of the Ehsaas Interest Free Loan programme is being expanded ISLAMABAD: The Centre has decided to pump in another Rs5 billion in the interest-free loan programme. The scope of the Ehsaas Interest Free Loan programme is being expanded through providing an additional amount of Rs5 billion by the government, a statement said on Thursday. This was revealed during a review meeting convened by Special Assistant to the PM on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar with the Ehs...

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has finally acknowledged the fact that controlling the prices of essential goods remains a major challenge. This challenge is even more daunting for consumers...

‘Financial crisis compelled govt to turn to IMF’ Dr Hafeez Shaikh says govt’s policy centers around common man Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh talking to the media person in Islamabad on February 21, 2021. SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan had to seek help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in view of an economic crisis that the country was facing when the PTI came into power. “Nobody ...

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh presides over a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in Islamabad on Friday. — PID ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday abolished a 10 paisa per unit surcharge on electricity and increased the price of ghee by Rs30 per kg (15 per cent) for sale at Utility Stores. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet presided over by Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh that al...