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.
Ahsan Iqbal leaves for US to attend ministerial meeting
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.
Foreign Secretary visits Sweden; attends preparatory meeting of 4th Nuclear Security
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry paid an official visit to Stockholm, Sweden from February 16 to 19 and led the Pakistan delegation at the final preparatory Sherpa meeting of the 4th Nuclear Security Summit, to be held in Washington DC at the end of March 2016. Besides attending the Sherpa meeting, the Foreign Secretary also met his Swedish counterpart, State Secretary Ms. Annika Soder and other senior Swedish officials on Friday
Classes in Gwadar, Zhob varsities to start in September
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal on Friday informed the National Assembly that directives have already beenissued to start classes in Gwadar and Zhob universities in September.
Abid seeks support of provinces, lawmakers to build dams
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali Friday sought support of the provinces and lawmakers to build dams including Akhorias some 29 million acres feet (MAF) water flown down stream to sea every year.
CCP imposes Rs 26 billion penalties on violation of competition Act
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP): Chairperson Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), Vadiyya Khalil Friday said that CCP had imposed over Rs 26 billion penalties on various undertakings for different violations of the Competition Act, 2010.