Friday, October 22nd, 2021
Info Minister calls for political, judicial and media reforms
Islamabad : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has stressed for political, judicial and media reforms. In a tweet on Friday, he said a law in this regard has been formulated and passed on to cabinet for approval. He said the country cannot move forward without basic political reforms. The Minister said after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the distribution of health card will now begin in Punjab from December and by March next year it will be distributed throughout the province. He said through this card, people would be ableRead More
PTCL, Ufone recognized as Best Place to Work at Pakistan’s leading HR awards
Islamabad – Oct 15: Pakistan Telecom Company Limited (PTCL) and Ufone have been recognized at the Best Place to Work Awards 2021organized by Pakistan Society of Human Resource Management (PSHRM) and Engage Consulting, during a ceremony held in Karachi. Awards were announced on the basis of independentsurveysconducted by PSHRM and Engage Consulting to study human resource management practices and work environment in over 160 companies from allover Pakistan. PTCL won the award for the “Most Improved Score” while Ufone bagged the accolade for the “Best Place to Work (Telecom Industry)”. SyedRead More
Another Patient Dies As Islamabad Sees Record Rise In Dengue Cases
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad reported a record number of dengue fever cases on Friday with another patient dying of the mosquito-borne disease at the Poly Clinic Hospital. As many as 174 people were diagnosed with the virus during the previous 24 hours, District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia said in a Twitter statement. Of them, 110 were reported from rural areas and 64 from urban. “Our teams are busy responding to both epidemic and a [Covid] pandemic at the same time,” he said. A total of 2,603 people have contracted the virusRead More
Shaukat Tarin leaves US without concluding IMF negotiations
WASHINGTON: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin left Washington on Thursday without concluding the talks that could have led to a much-needed endorsement of the government’s economic policies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The minister, however, leaves behind Finance Secretary Yousaf Khan to further pursue the talks for the resumption of a $6 billion loan facility that would bring an immediate relief to the cash-starved government by delivering a suspended tranche of $1bn. Mr Tarin first came to Washington in early October and wentRead More
President promulgates ordinance to constitute National Rahmatul-Lil Alameen Authority
Islamabad : President, Dr Arif Alvi has promulgated an ordinance to constitute National Rahmatul-Lil Alameen Authority with an objective to promote research on Seerat-un-Nabi (SAWW) and guide youth on multiple aspects of the life of Holly Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). Under the Ordinance, naming “The National Rahmatul-Lil-Alameen Authority Ordinance”, Prime Minister will be its patron with six other members. Moreover, a high level advisory board will also be formed to provide advice and strategic guidance to the patron to meet the Authority’s objectives. The establishment of National Rahmatul-Lil AlameenRead More