Islamabad, May 26, 2019: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Sunday chaired a meeting to review Budget proposals. On the occasion, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Shabbar Zaidi gave a presentation about the budget proposals for the 2019-2020 and proposed various steps to expand the…
Islamabad, May 26, 2019: The federal government has so far released 86% or Rs 578.8 billion out of the total allocation of Rs 675 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2018-19 for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects. Under its development program, the government has released an amount of Rs 22.9…
Islamabad, May 26, 2019: President Dr. Arif Alvi Sunday said Pakistan and China were linked by deep historical and cultural ties and the ‘All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership’ enjoyed unanimous institutional and strong public support. In a meeting with visiting Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan who called on him at the Aiwan e Sadr, the president…
Islamabad, May 25, 2019: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production Abdul Razak Dawood on Saturday said the poultry association and producers needed to be more aggressive in market penetration in the region. He was talking to a delegation from the Poultry Association of Pakistan who called on him to discuss…
United Nations, May 25, 2019: Top United Nations officials Friday called for promoting the values of religious tolerance, peaceful co-existence, and dialogue at a first-ever inter-faith Iftar hosted by Pakistani nationals working in the UN system to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. “Ramadan offers all of us – Muslim and otherwise – the chance…