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Punjab Government has declared Saturday as a weekly holiday for schools to reduce workload and facilitate teachers. The announcement to this effect was made by provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat in Lahore today. He said daily teaching...

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has directed the authorities concerned to continue indiscriminate action to prevent smuggling in the country. In a statement, he said a zero tolerance policy against smuggling should be implemented as smuggling is destr...

Punjab Cabinet has accorded approval of 'Apni Chhat Apna Ghar program', which will be launched on August 14. Chairing a meeting of Provincial Cabinet in Lahore today, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said government housing allocations will ...

A delegation of tech company ZTE called on Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja in Islamabad. Matters related to smartphones manufacturing and skills and trainings were discussed in the meeting. Source: Radio Pakistan

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the budget for the next fiscal year is aimed at reducing fiscal deficit by focusing on measures that enhance the government's revenues and reduce unnecessary expenditures. Winding up discussion on the budg...

Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi has underlined the need for collaboration between Pakistani and Korean educational and research institutions and linkages between scientists and researchers. He was talking to the eminent scientist and Amb...

Adviser to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tourism and Culture Zahid Chanzeb has invited the private sector to fully participate in the promotion of the tourism sector. Talking to a delegation of transporters association in Peshawar, he said pro...