ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Minister for Finance, Muhammad Ishaq Dar Friday said that strengthening and enhancing the outreach of social safety nets for poor of the poorest was top most priority of the government.
Govt gives permission to PCB regarding Pak-India series
LAHORE, Nov 27 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board has received a decision by the government of Pakistan, accepting the resumption of Pak-India cricket series in December 2015-January 2016 with Pakistan hosting it in Sri Lanka.
Nisar Khuhro condoles demise of MPA’s mother
LARKANA, Nov 27 (APP): Senior Sindh Minister for Education & Literacy Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Friday visited Village Mehrabpur taluka Dokri, Larkana, to offer condolence on the sad demise of Mother of MPA Abdul Aziz Jatoi, who died recently.
Repatriation of TDPs to be completed by mid-2016: Mehtab
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP)-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Sardar Mehtab Ahmad
Khan, has said, return of the temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) of FATA to their hometowns would be completed by mid next year.
ICT for Girls programme opens modern knowledge doors for women: Anusha
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunications, Anusha Rahman on Friday said initiation of ICT for Girls programme has opened doors of IT and modern knowledge for future builders of Pakistan to become entrepreneurs and contributors to national development.
NA Session starts
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): The session of National Assembly started here Thursday at 10:45 am with recitation from the Holy Quran. Deputy Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi is in the chair.
Earthquake jolts Swat ,surrounding areas
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): An earthquake measuring on richter scale 4.4
with depth 10 kilometer was felt in Swat and surrounding areas on Thursday
morning.
Foreign exchange rates
KARACHI, Nov 26 (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of
Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following
exchange rates bulletin here on Thursday.
Chairman Senate visits Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Headquarters
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Chairman Senate of Pakistan Mian Raza Rabbani Thursday visited the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Headquarters in London and held detailed discussion with Acting Secretary General, CPA Joe Omorodion on a wide range of issues of mutual interest.
Finance minister meets development partners
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Thursday had a meeting with a delegation of Pakistan’s development partners from Japan, Australia, EU, Norway, USAID and Asian Development Bank.