President urges Public Sector Audit and Accounts Departments to adopt int’l best practices

 President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the need to adopt international best practices and modern technological tools by the Public Sector Audit and Accounts Departments for better financial control and ensuring efficient and transparent use of public funds in the best interest of people of Pakistan. Talking to the under-training officers of the 49th Specialized […]

PM directs to provide cash assistance worth Rs50,000 per family to flood-affectees

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to provide cash assistance of fifty thousand rupees per family to the flood-affected people within three days.  He was chairing a meeting of the Flood Relief Coordination Committee in Islamabad on Monday. He said an amount of 50, 000 rupees instead of 30,000 rupees should immediately be provided to […]

NA passes Pakistan Tobacco Board Bill, Inter-Governmental Commercial Transaction Bill

The National Assembly resumed its session at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Monday evening with Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the chair. The House offered fateha for the departed souls of 13 people, who killed in a road accident in district Rahim Yar Khan, and four soldiers of Pakistan Army, who embraced martyrdom in […]

Sugar prices during current PM Shehbaz’s tenure remained stable: PM Office

Sugar prices in the first five-months of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government remained stable as he had reduced rates of the commodity to 78 rupees per kilogram. According to the Prime Minister Office, in a big relief measure, Shehbaz Sharif, just after assuming office of the Prime Minister, had slashed 22 rupees a kilo in […]

Flag hoisting ceremony held at Pakistan Embassy in Washington

A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington on Sunday to mark the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Pakistan’s Independence Day.The ceremony was attended by senior officials of the US State Department, foreign guests and a lar…

Pakistan expresses solidarity with Egypt on tragic fire accident

The Government and people of Pakistan have extended heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives as well as injuries to many, as a result of a tragic fire incident in Abo Sefein Church in Giza Governorate of Egypt.In a statement, the Foreign O…

Govt decides to enhance surveillance for monkeypox

The government has decided to increase surveillance in the country after the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.In a statement, Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel said all national a…

Govt decides to enhance surveillance for monkeypox

The government has decided to increase surveillance in the country after the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.In a statement, Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel said all national a…

Second sub-national polio vaccination drive achieved 98% target

The second sub-national polio immunization campaign of the current year, launched in June, has achieved ninety-eight percent target.Coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Centre, Polio Eradication Initiative, Dr. Shahzad Baig said more than 1…

Elon Musk Pulls Out of $44 Billion Twitter Deal

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has decided to pull out of the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, claiming that the company failed to satisfy him on the matter of fake and spam accounts on the microblogging platform.Accordin…

18 passengers killed in Qilla Saifullah road mishap

In Balochistan, 18 passengers were killed when a van fell into a deep ravine at Akhtarzai near District Qilla Saifullah on Wednesday.According to levies sources, an emergency has been imposed at hospitals located in the near area.Source: Radio Pakistan