ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP): Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here Saturday chaired a meeting to review performance of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) in the last six months.
Marvi assures financial help to fisher folk families
THATTA, Feb 20 (APP): Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Marvi Memon Saturday assured every possible measures for financial assistance of bereaved fisher folk families whose 12 members burnt to death in a ghastly fire incident early this month.
PAF ranks among best forces in world
ISLAMABAD Feb 20 (APP): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is an elite force that has lived up to its reputation of being among the best in the world, Vice Chief of Air Staff PAF Air Marshal Muhammad Saeed Khan said on Saturday.
CJ asks doctors to ensure provision of medical facilities to citizens
HYDERABAD, Feb 20 (APP): Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwer Zaheer Jamali has called upon doctors to play important role in providing health facilities to ailing humanity as many people did not have medical facilities.
Ahsan Iqbal leaves for US to attend ministerial meeting
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP): Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Ahsan Iqbal left for the United States on Saturday to attend a ministerial meeting on the invitation of United Nation Development Program (UNDP) head Helen Keller.
Govt to facilitate small traders: Haroon Akhtar
FAISALABAD, Feb 20 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Haroon Akhtar Khan here on Saturday said the PML-N government wanted to facilitate small traders by offering immunity to their bank accounts under Voluntary Tax Compliance Scheme (VTCS) 2016.
Winners of inter board sports contest to go abroad for training
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP): Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada said on Saturday that winners of various disciplines of Inter Board Sports competitions would get a chance to go abroad for training.
Consistent PSL performers can still earn berth in World T20 team: Afridi
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Extraordinary performances by a player in the ongoing PSL can still earn him a place in the Pakistan team for theTwenty-20 World Cup, says skipper Shahid Afridi.
Hafeez confident of good Pakistani show in World T20
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Former skipper Muhammad Hafeez is confident of a good show by the Pakistan team in the upcoming T20 World Cup in India, notwithstanding its indifferent performances in recent matches of this shortest form of the game. “Such (high-profile) tournaments always bring out the best in Pakistani players”, he was quoted as saying on a website—Pakpassion.net.”The whole world knows and recognizes the talent Pakistan team has to offer”.
Pakistan Army raises Special Security Division for CPEC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Pakistan Army has raised a Special Security Division to provide security cover to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the workforce, employed on the project.