67% families in earthquake hit Harnai paid out Ehsaas Emergency Cash

ISLAMABAD: Ehsaas Emergency Cash (EEC) payments of Rs12,000 are underway to all families of earthquake hit Harnai as an immediate relief. So far, 10,271 families have collected EEC and disbursements are still ongoing. Overall, 15,398 families will benefit from the cash assistance of Ehsaas, says a statement issued by the Press Information Department (PID) here […]

ECP reserves verdict on plea for Faisal Vawda’s disqualification

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday reserved its verdict on the petitions seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Vawda for concealing his dual nationality in his nomination papers to contest the 2018 general elections. The petition seeking Vawda’s disqualification were filed by Qadir Khan Mandokhel, Mian Faisal and Mian Asif […]

Hurdles in business being removed to accelerate economic activities: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Pakistan can progress rapidly by bringing revolution through IT sector. Addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of Special Technical Zone, Technopolis in Lahore on Thursday, he said overseas Pakistanis are our precious asset. He said that the purpose of Lahore Technopolis is to provide facilities to Pakistani companies. […]

HEC launches first-ever ISF grant to promote entrepreneurship

ISLAMABAD: “Promoting entrepreneurship is a key initiative in growth of any country’s economy. Often the young graduates have excellent innovative ideas but don’t know how to transcend these into sustainable businesses. To accelerate the economic development and entrepreneurship in Pakistan, HEC is launching a unique grant called Innovation Seed Fund (ISF). ISF Is a key […]

PTI to also taste electoral defeat in other provinces: Fazl

ISLAMABAD: Again alleging rigging in the general elections of 2018, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday that those who did that actually had destabilized Pakistan and the constitution. Talking to the media, he predicted that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would taste defeat in the […]