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President, Dr Arif Alvi here Thursday said that promotion of higher education was imperative for sustainable progress and development and stressed on the universities to use technology in order to increase the number of graduates for the benefits of Pakistan. The President expressed these views during a high-level meeting with…

The National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) will fund Rupees over three billion eleven million four hundred  rupees for Irrigation Department, Government of Sindh. According to NDRMF press release the Project Title is “Building Resilience of Damaged Flood Mitigation Structures Along River Indus in Sindh Resilience and Adoptive Population in…

U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt. lead the US delegation. Minister of state for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik represented Pakistani side in the dialogue. Both sides discussed the areas of cooperation in energy sector and enhancing collaboration for promoting energy security. US ambassador to Pak…

President Dr Arif Alvi has called for joint efforts by all stakeholders, including the federal and provincial governments, community and health professionals to work for the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders. He said that it was a matter of serious concern that 24% of the country’s population was…

President Dr Arif Alvi has called for shunning destructive war strategies and instead focusing on peace strategies to promote international peace and cooperation. He said that the priority of the world should be to address global issues, such as climate change, global warming, hunger, poverty, pandemics, diseases, and illiteracy, rather…

A meeting with IMF review Mission led by Mission Chief Mr. Nathan Porter  discussed and reviewed the economic and fiscal policies and reforms agenda to accomplish the 9th review under the Extended Fund Facility. The Pakistani side led by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, other…

23rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Housing and Works of the National Assembly was held today in, Parliament House Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Ibadullah Khan, MNA. The Committee approved the minutes of the meeting held on 12th October, 2022. They also discussed the previous recommendations of the Committee.…

President Dr Arif Alvi has said that women in modest Islamic dress with covered hair were allowed in Mosques all over the world to offer their prayers but restrictions had been imposed on women for offering prayers and visiting the main hall of the Faisal Mosque, Islamabad which had a…

Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives (PD&SI) is holding a special event to mark World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, 2022. The theme for the ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority. In view of the present humanitarian and economic crisis in the country, this…

APP: President Dr Arif Alvi here on Monday said that documentation of the economy, digitalization of financial transactions, creation of an effective and just tax system, and enhancing tax collection by bringing the rich under the tax net were imperative for ending the country’s aid dependency and bringing financial independence.…