Friday, March 8th, 2024
NDMA Chairman joins Ambassador of Nepal to commemorate Nepali Army Day
ISLAMABAD, MAR 8 /DNA/ – Chief Guest Lt. General Inam Haider Chairman National Disaster Management Authority, Ambassador of Nepal Tapas Adhikari, Defence Attache Col Bhes Bahadur and others cut cake to celebrate the Nepali Army Day. DNA
PM Shehbaz presents Khatoon-e-Pakistan awards to outstanding women achievers
ISLAMABAD, MAR 8 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif honored high-achieving women in their respective fields by distributing Khatoon-e-Pakistan Awards on the eve of International Women’s Day in Islamabad on March 8th, 2024.
Punjab wins National Women’s Blind Cricket C`ship
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD: Punjab Blind Team have won the 3rd National Blind Women’s Cricket Championship after beating Islamabad Team by 9 wickets in the final at Shalimar Cricket Ground Islamabad on Friday. The final of the championship was played on the occasion of International Women’s Day which was graced by the presence of Ms. Nicole Guihot, Chargé d’Affaires, Australian High Commission in Pakistan, Air Commodore Ashar Jameel (ACS Admin, Pakistan Air Force), Aziz Boolani (CEO, Serena Hotels), Syed Sultan Shah (President, World Blind Cricket Ltd & Chairman, Pakistan Blind CricketRead More
FBR fails to meet revenue targets
ISLAMABAD, MAR 8 /DNA/ – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reported a failure to meet its revenue collection objectives for the second month in succession, sparking discussions regarding the government’s inclination towards emergency fiscal policies. This continual shortfall requires the generation of an additional Rs 18 billion each month for the fiscal year 2023-24 to address the revenue deficit effectively. A deviation greater than 1% from the set target might necessitate the introduction of a supplementary budget, a measure aligned with the prerequisites of an agreement with theRead More
ISSI marks International Women’s Day
ISLAMABAD, MAR 8 /DNA/ – Marking the International Women’s Day (IWD), the Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a roundtable discussion titled, “Women’s Inclusion in Policy Discourse of Pakistan.” The keynote speaker at the roundtable discussion was Ms. Fauzia Viqar, Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace. Other discussants included: former Ambassador Seema Ilahi Baloch; Dr. Salma Malik, Associate Professor, QAU; Major Wajiha Arhsad, Assistant Director, Information Operations Division, ISPR; Ms. Atiya Amir, Deputy Controller Program, Radio Pakistan;Read More
Envoy urges Pakistani investors to invest in Ethiopia
LAHORE, MAR 8 /DNA/ – Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on Friday urged the Pakistani business community to invest in Ethiopia that offered comparative advantage in form of important geographical location, cheap and clean energy and skilled human resource. Addressing a Business Forum on Ethiopia-Pakistan Bilateral Trade at Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Lahore, the ambassador said his country was hosting the Invest Ethiopia Conference from April 28-30 in Addis Ababa toRead More