ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday expressed its displeasure over a briefing given by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regarding draft legislation pertaining to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Pakistan Information Department (PID), Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), Associate Press of Pakistan (APP) and other related acts. The...
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PM’s 15 ‘youth development initiatives’ to be launched today
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives today (Tuesday) would launch as many as 15 mega Prime Minister’s Youth Development Initiatives. Under the Prime Minister’s Youth Development Initiatives, 15 programmes to be launched today (Tuesday) which includes, Ba-Ikhtiyar Nujawan Internship Program, PM’s Youth Laptop Program; 5,000 Scholarships for the students of Balochistan and...
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PBS tells provinces to stop census staff from using social media
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has taken serious note of social media usage by officials during the ongoing digital census in the country and asked provincial governments for issuing directions to the census field staff to refrain from such activities and take strict action under the rules against those who are unlawfully engaged...
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Controversial remarks against woman judge: Court extends suspension of IK’s non-bailable arrest warrants till 24th
ISLAMABAD: A local court, on Monday, extended the suspension of non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a case registered against him for using controversial remarks against a woman judge till March 24 as the judge was on leave. The sessions court adjourned the hearing of the judge’s threatening case...
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KP govt announces Rs19.77bn flour package for Ramazan
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Food and Irrigation Fazal Elahi has said that despite financial challenges the provincial government, as per directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has decided to announce a package worth Rs19.77 billion for provision of free flour to deserving people during Ramazan. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said...
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Too tight fiscal space: MoF bans SGs, subsidies
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly banned supplementary grants (SGs) and subsidies due to limited fiscal space and cap on expenditures, well informed sources told Business Recorder. This message was conveyed by the Finance Ministry during a meeting held with respect to financial issues of Pakistan State Oil (PSO). On March 14, 2023, Petroleum...
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IHC seeks record of all cases registered against Imran
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Monday, sought the record of all the cases registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the limits of the federal capital. A single bench of Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard Imran Khan’s petition seeking the record of all cases registered against him. The court issued notices to...
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Violence at Federal Judicial Complex: Asad, Waseem and others granted interim bail
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), on Monday, granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI’s) Secretary General Asad Umar, Senator Shehzad Waseem, and other leaders in two cases registered against them under terrorism charges for allegedly attacking police and creating unrest at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC), during the hearing of Toshakhana case against PTI chief...
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Illicit trade of cigarettes: AJK territory divided into two zones
ISLAMABAD: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday divided the AJK territory into two zones, namely North and South, deputing new commissioners of Inland Revenue to effectively monitor and control the illicit trade of cigarettes. Sources told Business Recorder that earlier only one commissioner of Inland Revenue was dealing with the entire jurisdiction...
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IIOJK gets first foreign investment from Emaar
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Indian held Kashmir is to get its first foreign investment, with Dubai’s Emaar Group due to build a $60 million shopping and office complex. The 5 billion rupee ($60.50 million) development will include a shopping mall and multi-purpose commercial tower in Occupied Srinagar, the capital of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region, Emaar announced at...