Pakistan to receive $300 million from the World Bank for the health sector and natural disaster planning

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In a meeting on Tuesday, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $300 million-dollar financial scheme for Pakistan. The funding is aimed at…

Construction of two big dams in the country is well under way, says PM Khan

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a tweet posted on Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a video of the ongoing construction on the country’s two big new water dams:…

Government to focus on renewable energy resources to lower the cost of electricity, says Minister for Energy

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Minister for Energy, Omar Ayub Khan, has said, in a meeting with the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, that the government aims to focus…

Russia offers Sputnik V, its COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With the world moving towards the first people being administered with the Novel Coronavirus vaccine, Russia has offered to supply their indigenous version of it,…

PTI government taking all steps to create employment opportunities: Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister on Information, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, has said that the PTI government is taking all the necessary…

KP IT Board to give 2,500 women training in digital skills

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board has started its second phase to train 2,500 women from across the province; they aim to make these women…

Punjab Taxation Department is launching a tracking system for car registrations and token history

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Punjab Excise and Taxation Department is taking a big step towards digital transformation and launching a smart tracking system for applications for smart cards…

Pandemic pace quickens within the country as active cases surge above 50,000

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

For the past month or so, all the graphs relating to the spread of the Novel Coronavirus in the country have been pointing north. Number…

NHA launches new e-bidding system

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services, Murad Saeed, launched an e-bidding system for the National Highways Authority (NHA). The announcement came on Thursday…

Pakistan now fulfils all criteria to order COVID-19 vaccines

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan has now successfully checked off all the necessary requirements to order the Novel Coronavirus vaccines. GAVI, the Vaccine alliance, is a public-private global health…

Google accused of illegally spying on workers before firing them

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Google has been accused of violating US labour laws and spying on workers that were allegedly organising employee protests against the company. According to a…

DRAP launches online application system for pharmaceutical companies

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched an online application management system to automate and speed up the process for pharmaceutical manufacturers. This…

Fawad Chaudhry advises MDCAT students to ‘forget about it’

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, advised those students eagerly waiting for their MDCATs to ‘forget about…

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