Islamabad, Aug 30: On Thursday, the Punjabi government inked a deal to run more than 3,600 public schools in a public-private partnership. Rana Sikandar Hayat, the chief guest, was Punjab’s minister of education, and he attended the signing ceremony in Lahore. This arrangement will give twelve education networks, an education technology company, and twenty-one non-governmental organizations control over 3,600 schools. The objective of this effort is to incorporate more than 1.8 million kids into the educational system.The project has the potential to offer thousands of educated youth respectable work possibilities, as highlighted by Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat. He added that…
Author: Iqra Khan
Islamabad, Aug 30: During a roundtable discussion titled “CPEC: Opportunities and Challenges,” which was hosted by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) in partnership with the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad, experts emphasized that while CPEC is a project that will help Pakistan develop and build, there are forces that are determined to sabotage it. They disclosed that certain anti-state groups are actively opposing CPEC and attempting to undermine this important regional development project. Economic development is the hallmark of the modern era, and regional cooperation is essential to it. For the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and China-Pakistan…
Islamabad, Aug 30: The Financial Commitment Agreement between China and Pakistan Railways for the upgrading of the ML-1 project, a vital part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), was approved by the Federal cabinet on Friday to begin discussions. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the cabinet meeting, which decided to bring the final agreement (on ML-1) back to the table for approval. The prime minister gave the cabinet a briefing on his recent visit to Quetta, outlining continuing initiatives to bolster Balochstan’s law enforcement authorities’ capabilities, including the police and levies. According to the prime minister, the entire country…
Islamabad, Aug 30: In order to strengthen the commercial ties between the two nations, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Singapore, Rabia Shafiq, and her team had a fruitful meeting with a delegation from the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). The current status of Singapore and Pakistan’s economic connections was explained to the SBF delegation. In the briefing, the growth potential in a number of areas was underlined. The two parties discussed how to boost bilateral trade by exchanging ideas and concentrating on unexplored prospects and tactics. The High Commissioner underlined the significance of the Singapore Business Federation’s contribution to the development and…
Islamabad, Aug 30: The results of the BS (ODL) programs provided in the Autumn 2023 semester were released by Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Friday. BBA, BS (Accounting and Finance, Islamic Studies General, Islamic Studies Quran and Tafsir, Islamic Studies Hadith and Hadith Sciences, Islamic Studies Shariah, Islamic Studies Seerah, Islamic Studies Religion, Islamic Studies Interfaith Studies, Islamic Finance, Sociology, History, Economics, Library Information Sciences, Pakistan Studies, Gender and Women Studies, English Literature, Urdu, Mass Communication, Instructional Design, Arabic and Dars-e-Nizami) programs are among the results that have been announced, according to official university spokesperson. The student portals now…
Islamabad, Aug 30: During their phone call on Friday, Bangladeshi government Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed that close collaboration was necessary to advance the prosperity of their respective nations’ populations. According to a PM Office press statement, the leaders also discussed how improving regional cooperation might be essential to improving the lives of South Asians. As Professor Muhammad Yunus took on the role of Chief Adviser, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated him and acknowledged his contribution to Bangladesh’s socioeconomic growth. He conveyed his condolences for the destruction brought about by Bangladesh’s recent floods. The…
Islamabad, Aug 30: For the years 2024–2032, Pakistan is expected to pay back around Rs. 60 trillion in debt, of which Rs. 18.3 trillion is due to international creditors and Rs. 41.3 trillion is domestic. Media has access to government papers that show the Finance Division has scheduled debt servicing through the year 2040. Every year that goes by, it is anticipated that debt payments will decrease dramatically; the remaining Rs. 6.1 trillion will be paid off in full between 2033 and 2040. By June of this year, Pakistan’s total debt was Rs. 71 trillion. Thirty-four percent of this debt…
Islamabad, Aug 30: The Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB) Board of Directors accepted the Bank’s financial performance for the half year that ended on June 30, 2024, during a meeting on August 22, 2024. TMB has revealed remarkable financial results for the first half of 2024 (H1’24), with equity reaching Rs. 10 billion and profit before tax of Rs. 2.6 billion a startling 788 percent increase over H1 2023’s profit of Rs. 0.3 billion. This further establishes TMB as a leading player in Pakistan’s fintech scene. Customer deposits and advances have grown at an impressive rate; deposits now total Rs. 67.0…
Islamabad, Aug 30: The Pakistan Nursing Council’s president, Farzana Zulfiqar, has been accused of holding degrees that aren’t confirmed, which has caused a huge scandal within the organization. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan made the allegations public after carrying out a comprehensive inquiry. Farzana Zulfiqar allegedly received her degrees from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Programme Institute, which the commission does not recognize. This information is according to the HEC. The institute is not mentioned on the UNESCO website, which raises more questions about the validity of its qualifications, according to the HEC’s verification process. In addition, the…
Islamabad, Aug 30: Babusar Top in the Kaghan Valley has received one inch of snowfall, marking the first snowfall of the year. Visitors are delighted by the dramatic drop in temperature brought on by the snowfall, which also heralds the coming of winter in the region. For a second day, there was constant heavy rain in the Kaghan Valley and Balakot, which led to Manor Nullah overflowing again and flooding Mahandri Bazaar.Significant waterlogging has occurred in the area as a result of the situation being made worse by the continuous downpour. Traffic was temporarily stopped beyond Mahandri due to rising…
