KARACHI: Finance Ministry spokesperson Muzzammil Aslam took exception to the term “ mini-budget

districts, said adviser to the chief minister on finance Muzzammil Aslam on Wednesday. Addressing a

KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputra( Yayasan Peneraju) will be focusing on upskilling and reskilling programmes in 2022 to better prepare the workforce to remain relevant post-Covid-19, besides continuing its existing programmes, as well as expanding the offering to include programmes according to market and industry demand. The agency aims to benefit more than 10, 000 new bumiputra talents and over 6, 500 existing beneficiaries currently undergoing training in high-impact and sp

KARACHI: A district and sessions court has extended till Jan 22 the interim pre-arrest bail of the owner of Nasla Tower and former administrator of the Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society( SMCHS) in a case pertaining to encroachment upon a service lane for construction of the multi-storey plaza. Currently, the 15-storey commercial-cum-residential building is being demolished on the directives of the Supreme Court. Abdul Qadir; the owner of Nasla Tower, and Muhammad Wilayat Ali Data and for

The suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Peshawar that killed 57 and injured about 194 is a rude reminder of how flawed Pakistan’s policy of appeasing the terrorists is.... The militant attacks on the country’s soil are on the increase ever since the Afghan Taliban took control of Afghanistan after the US pulled out its troops from there last summer.On the diplomatic front, the challenges appear tougher.... The US had also supported their joint statement.In the meanwhile, the Financial Action Ta

Pakistan has enough deposits of critical minerals to be a big economic player in its own right, says analyst Asim Sajjad Akhtar. The optimism is further strengthened by the government’s emphasis on exporting semi-finished and finished mineral products rather than shipping raw materials abroad.... Despite years of planning for this project, land acquisition and resettlement remain incomplete, according to the Public Accounts Committee( PAC), which on April 15 also highlighted the glaring ineffic

The business side of political activity in Pakistan lacks transparency.... “ Given the frequency of rallies, political parties find it more cost-effective to invest in paraphernalia such as chairs and sound system which is stored when not in use.... If the stage is made beforehand, its expense rises by the tune of millions.To arrange a jalsa, permission must be first taken from the local government board in the form of a no-objection certificate....

He parks his motorcycle at home and walks to his shop.... Nazir, 66, said from his shop in Sohawa, a town about 50 miles southeast of Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad.... “ Still, I come here every day, open the shop and wait for customers.” Surging prices have imperiled President Biden’s agenda in the United States and hit shoppers from Germany to Mexico to South Africa....