ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Minister for Finance and Revenue,Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Friday said strengthening and enhancing outreach of social safety nets was being given priority as expenditures in this areas have been increased from Rs. 34 billion
to 102 billion during last two years.
Expenditures on social safety nets not to be compromised: Dar
Multan disable team wins friendly match
MULTAN, Nov 27 (APP): Multan disbale cricket team defeated Bahawalpur team by 53 runs in friendly match.
Iran, Pakistan stress broadening of economic cooperation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Iranian and Pakistani officials in a meeting held in Istanbul underlined the need for the expansion of economic and trade cooperation.
ECP to deploy Army,Rangers in third phase of LG elections in Punjab
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to deploy armed forces personnel and rangers for the security and peaceful conduct of local government (LG) elections in the third phase of Punjab on December 5.
Pakistan, Korea to work for early finalization of FTA
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Pakistan and South Korea on Friday agreed to work towards early finalization of Free Trade Agreement(FTA) besides enhancing the bilateral trade volume, which presently stands at US$ one billion annually.
President summons NA session to meet on Dec 7
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain, on the advice of the Prime Minister, Friday summoned the next session of the National Assembly to meet on December 7 at the Parliament House.
LB-Elections Electioneering in federal capital for first ever LB elections reaches its climax
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Ornamented with banners and posters of candidates contesting for elections together with their camps at every prominent place, political activities in the federal capital are at peak as the cut off time for electioneering is nearing.
Shahbaz vows to erode darkness
LAHORE, Nov 27 (APP): Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Friday reiterated the government resolve to overcome energy crisis by 2017.
Two months non-teaching staff training programme concludes
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): A two-month Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) training programme for non teaching staff of capital public sector universities concluded here Friday.
Shah to face Elmar in Grand Prix
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): Pakistani Judoka Shah Hussain Shah will be head-to-head against world no. 2 Azerbaijan’s Gasimov Elmar on Saturday in the Grand Prix at Korea.
Shah will face Elmar in -100Kg weight category.