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A week-long special anti-polio vaccination drive is underway across the country. During the campaign, children up to five years of age are being administered anti-polio vaccine drops. The drive aims to vaccinate 30 million children across 115 distr...

President Asif Ali Zardari has commended the working of A.Q. Khan Hospital Trust that provides free medical and healthcare services to the deprived and marginalized sections of society. He expressed these views during a meeting with the delegation of...

The National Assembly was informed today that the Govt committed to promote Islamic banking in country. In a response to Calling Attention Notice, Minister of State for Finance Ali Pervaiz Malik said new Sharia-compliant certificates worth 50 billion...

World Suicide Prevention Day is being observed today to provide commitment and action to prevent suicide. The triennial theme for World Suicide Prevention Day for 2024-2026 is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide". This theme aims to raise awareness ...

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has directed authorities concerned to construct at least four-hundred houses in every flood affected area of Balochistan. He was chairing a meeting of Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project in Islamabad today...

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has termed upholding fiscal discipline a key to economic growth. Responding to calling attention notices of Senator Mohsin Aziz, and Senator Zeeshan Khanzada in Senate, the Minister said revenue and exports would i...

Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb says agriculture and information technology are the backbone of our economy and the real levers of economic growth of the country. He was talking to Deputy Director in the Office of Internat...

Pakistan has called for more effective United Nations Peacekeeping to address emerging global challenges. The call was made by the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram during the Security Council Open Deb...

The Senate was informed today that the government is planning to provide agricultural loans to the small farmers of dairy and livestock sectors through banks. Responding to a question during the Question Hour in the House today, Minister of Finance M...