ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP): National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is making an endeavor to build the capacity of government officials for which a new concept has been evolved.
Pakistan’s economy emerging rapidly: Ahsan
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Ahsan Iqbal Friday said Pakistan’seconomy was emerging rapidly and now foreign investors were ready to invest in the country.
PM directs for consultative process to expand country's agriculture base
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to initiate a consultative process to develop an integrated framework to expand agriculture base in Pakistan.
40 rooms to be built at Working Women Hostel G-7: Tariq Fazal Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP): Minister Incharge of the Capital Administration and Development Division, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday said that 40 more rooms would be built in Working Women Hostel at G-7 sector.
Waste water treatment facility set up at Rose and Jasmine Garden: Tariq Fazal Ch
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 11 (APP): A domestic waste water treatment facility of Bio-Remediation has recently been developed at Rose and Jasmine Garden with the collaboration of National Institute of Bio-Remediation. Minister Incharge of the Capital Administration and Development Division, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday informed the Senate in a written statement on Friday.
PM rejects summary on enhancing upper age limit for CSS
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday turned down a proposal of the Establishment Division seeking enhancement of the upper age limit from 28 to 30 years for the Central Superior Services (CSS) Examination.
PM takes notice of illegal plotting near Rawal Dam
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday took notice of the illegal plotting and construction in the premises of Rawal Dam. The Prime Minister directed for submission of report on the matter the same day by 5 pm.
SECP issues guidelines for estimation of IBNRs
ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (APP): The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued the guidelines for he non life insurance companies on methodology for estimation of incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims reserve, applicable with effect from July 1, 2016. The IBNR claims refer to those claims which have been incurred during the period covered by the insurance policy, but have not been reported to the insurance company during the accounting year, hence, making it difficult for the insurance company to adequately provide for such losses, a statement of SECP said here on Thursday.
PM attends closing ceremony of S.Arabia’s military exercise
HAFAR Al BATIN (Saudi Arabia), March 10 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif along with 20 heads of states and governments on Thursday attended the concluding ceremony of ‘North Thunder’ military exercise. According to a statement from the media wing of the PM House, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi also witnessed the ceremony.
Freedoms of religion and expression "twin rights" in fighting intolerance: UN report
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (APP): The freedoms of religion and of expression are not contradictory but complementary, as both rights are the twin tools in combating incitement to hatred, a United Nations human rights expert said Thursday.