Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has paid tribute to the gatekeeper Madad Ali Jamali, who saved Shalimar Express train from a major accident by risking his life at the railway crossing near Nawab Shah Railway station. In a statement, the Prime Minister said we all need to learn from Madad
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 International Affairs at the US Commodity Future Trading Commission, Kevin Piccoli
Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam, says Recharge Pakistan programme is being launched, which is designed to enhance the country’s flood resilience through nature-based adaptation. Speaking at the program’s launch ceremony in Islamabad today, she explained that the initiative aims to integrate flood risk management
A high level meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has decided to expedite process of transferring ongoing development projects under the dissolved Public Works Department to the provincial governments. The meeting which was held in Islamabad today agreed that the Public Sector Development Program projects would
On the special instructions of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, a new banking model has been introduced to ensure that deserving women receive their payments with dignity and respect. This was said by Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme Senator Rubina Khalid at a meeting of the
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 Muhammad Aurangzeb said that IT and agriculture sectors are the
The Punjab government has initiated the distribution process of 40,000 Kisan Cards across the province. This was revealed during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif regarding the Agriculture Department’s initiatives in Lahore today. The briefing highlighted that Kisan Cards will be available to farmers from agricultural centers
Benazir Income Support Programme has planted over five hundred and thirty thousand saplings through engaging its registered beneficiaries and staff under the ongoing ‘Green Pakistan, Benazir Pakistan’ plantation drive. According to an official source, the plantation drive was launched on the Independence Day with an objective to support government efforts