The government has set the target of enhancing IT exports to fifteen billion dollars in the next five years. The IT sector is one of the priority sectors of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). State Bank of Pakistan has made amendments in the Foreign Exchange Manual to increase the international
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to take immediate measures for the protection of lives and properties of people in view of the torrential rains in the country. In a statement, the Prime Minister directed the NDMA to support the four provincial governments as well
Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan has said four new administrative districts will be created to improve governance system in region. Presiding over a meeting in Gilgit, the Chief Minister said in the first phase, necessary officials will be posted to make new districts functional. Source: Radio Pakistan
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says the Chinese Government has commended Pakistan’s negotiation with the International Monetary Fund and assured to play its role in securing approval from the Fund’s board. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, the Minister said he along with the Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad
Monsoon Plantation Campaign for the restoration of Takht Pari Forest has been started under the supervision of Punjab government and Pakistan Army. The drive was started on Takht Pari jungle by planting saplings in the area. Over 200,000 saplings were planted under this SIFC’s Green Pakistan Initiative and Plant for
Pakistan has appreciated the positive role played by Association of Southeast Asian Nations in regional integration and prosperity. The Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, speaking at the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial meeting in Vientiane,Laos said Pakistan is committed to regional peace, security and cooperation. He also highlighted the
Students from different universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have spent a day with Pakistan Army in Peshawar. The students observed the weapons used by the Pakistan Army including aircrafts. The students paid great tribute to the exemplary sacrifices of the Pakistan Army in defence of the dear motherland and reiterated their
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has arrived in Islamabad on a five-day visit. She was welcomed by Additional Foreign Secretary Europe Ambassador Shafquat Ali Khan at the airport. The Secretary-General will meet with Pakistan’s leadership, members of the Cabinet, youth leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders. During Patricia Scotland ‘s