PESHAWAR, AUG 18 (DNA) – In a step towards promoting tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the provincial government has decided to launch a safari train project and a bus service for tourists in Peshawar. In this regard, the KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has accorded approval for the revival of the steam safari train project. The safari train will run on two routes, one from Peshawar to Attock while the other from Peshawar to Takht-Bhai area of district Mardan. Meanwhile, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has also decided to launch aRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday said that Cambridge International has decided that grades for June 2020 would not be less than predicted grades sent by schools. Taking to Twitter, the federal education minister announced that the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) has decided that grades issued for the June 2020 series will not be lower than the predicted grade submitted by the school. “if a grade that was issued last week higher than the predicted grade, the higher grade will stand,” he stated.Read More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will undertake a day-long visit to China on August 20. He will hold meetings with China’s top leadership during his Beijing visit, the sources said, adding issues of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Ladakh, and regional security will come under discussion in these meetings. Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also deliberate Chinese President Xi Jinping’s likely visit to Islamabad in meetings with Chinese leaders, they said. Earlier, diplomatic sources had said that dates are being finalisedRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – The federal government today unveiled its two-year performance report highlighting its successes on the internal and external fronts. Cabinet members including Information Minister Shibli Faraz, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Adviser on Finance Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar , Minsiter for Planning Asad Umar, and Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar presented the two year performance of the government at a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Information Minister, in his remarks said, the governments are answerable before the masses inRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued two Third Party Service Provider (TPSP) licenses in 2018 to Virtual Remittance Gateway (VRG) (Pvt) Ltd and Digital Bridge (Pvt) Ltd (DBL) aimed to bring unbanked population into formal banking services. However, it has been noted that VRG while violating the legal framework and license conditions, has started an ill-intended campaign in a section of media, to malign the regulator and influence regulatory decisions. To expedite availability of Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) scheme forRead More

KARACHI, AUG 18 (DNA) – Engro Fertilizers launched its second Mobile Soil Sampling Laboratory on Pakistan’s 74th Independence Day, a move that comes to the aid of the country’s battle against food insecurity amid low agri-productivity and a bulging population expected to double in less than 30 years. The launch ceremony took place on 14th August in Tando Muhammad Khan, in the heartlands of Indus Valley once the food basket of sub-continent, The event was attended by Abdul Majeed Nizamani (President, Sindh Abaadgaar Board), Mehmood Nawaz Shah (SVP, Sindh AbaadgaarRead More