The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has brought together senior officials from provincial food authorities across Pakistan in the Federal Capital for a high-level workshop to enhance food regulatory practices in the country. The three-day workshop, entitled “Designing and Operating Food Regulatory Functions,” gathered director generals, directors, and technical officials from all the provincial authorities, including Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Islamabad Food Authority. Professor Samuel Godefroy, an expert in Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Policies at Laval University and former Director General of the Food Directorate under the Federal Department of Health in Canada, delivered the sessions in…
Author: Iqra Khan
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China Jiang Zaidong on Friday called on the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here. Reaffirming Pakistan-China All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, the two sides expressed the resolve to implement the bilateral consensus reached during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, a Foreign Office press release said. Both sides also resolved to further strengthening of Pakistan-China friendship and up-gradation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Meanwhile, Ambassador of the United States in Islamabad Donald Blome separately met Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.The two sides reviewed the latest developments in bilateral relations and discussed…
Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday termed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a success story and said that the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan and China for 2nd phase underscored the will for continued collaboration in diverse sectors. He expressed these views while addressing the launch of the Annual Sustainability Report 2023 in Islamabad. The event was jointly organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and China Chamber of Commerce Pakistan at Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), a news release said. “CPEC is a non-partisan agenda in Pakistan as all political parties stood…
Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar on Friday assured the protesting reporters covering parliamentary proceedings of forming a committee on the protection of journalists and develop a mechanism in that regard in consultation with the provinces. The reporters staged a walk-out from the National Assembly’s Press Gallery to raise their concerns about the security of journalists facing violence across the country and reservations on working environment in the Parliament House.The minister flanked by Press Information Officer Mubashir Hassan came to the Press Gallery to hold negotiations with the protesting journalists. Speaking on the occasion, Tarar…
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) via its Higher Education Development Programme in Pakistan (HEDP) conducted the first-ever Learning Skills Assessment Test (LSAT) in affiliated colleges/universities across Pakistan. More than 5,000 students, showing a uniform regional, urban and rural, and gender representation, participated in this baseline study, said a press release on Friday.Featuring contemporary cognitive skills, LSAT is a general ability test formulated in collaboration with Dr. Salvador Malo, the World Bank International Consultant.It focuses on testing the students’ “General Ability” in three areas: Information Management, Communication, and Problem Solving. Since the formal rollout of the revised Undergraduate Education Policy (UEP)…
Leading smartphone manufacturer TECNO Pakistan and Careem, the first ride-hailing company in Pakistan, are collaborating on an exciting raffle campaign that gives participants the chance to win a TECNO CAMON 30 smartphone. The signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was held in Karachi recently. Shiekh Mahad Arif, PR Manager, and Pernia Rathore, Marketing Supervisor, were in attendance on behalf of TECNO Pakistan. Talha Noman, Senior Commercial Manager, and Saad Qadeer, Head of Commercial and Special Projects, represented Careem Pakistan. Simply use the promo code “WINTECNO” when booking as many rides as you can on Flexi Ride via the…
The National Assembly formally approved the federal budget for 2024–25, during its meeting in Islamabad today, On live television, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq approved the Finance Bill 2024 modifications announced by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. The proposed modifications in measures specified in the amendment document and announced by the Finance Minister can be summed up as follows. Increased FED on Airline tickets: The excise charge on business and club class airline tickets has been raised by the federal government to a maximum of Rs. 350,000. Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) Up by Rs. 10/Liter: The government has made the decision to raise the…
Today’s passage of the Finance Bill 2024 by the National Assembly will open the door for a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).The National Assembly reconvened at the Parliament House in Islamabad, with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq presiding over the introduction of the Finance Bill by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.With some changes, the House began the process of passing the Finance Bill, 2024, which would implement the federal government’s proposed budget for the year that would start on July 1st, 2024. The Minister of Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, responded to the opposition’s arguments regarding the Finance Bill, 2024, stating…
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, has instructed officials to select the top attorneys to take on cases that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing in several courts and tribunals. The premier said that he will personally chair weekly review sessions to oversee ongoing changes and income production inside the FBR. He made this announcement while chairing a meeting today in Islamabad to discuss important concerns with the tax apparatus. To speed the adjudication of tax-related matters, Shehbaz proposed for the establishment of Customs Appellate Tribunals and Inland Revenue Appellate Tribunals. Additionally, he pushed for the development of a…
Lahore Commissioner Zaid Bin Maqsood stressed the need of using Safe City cameras on Thursday to spot unlawful parking and traffic congestion. He expressed his opinions at a traffic flow meeting he led in Lahore. DG PHA Tahir Wattoo, DC Lahore Rafia Haider, CEO LWMC Babar Sahib Din, MD WASA Ghafran Ahmed, Chief Engineer Tepa Iqar Hussain, and officers from the Punjab Safe City Authority were among the attendees. DG LDA Tahir Farooq was also present. Tepa was given instructions by Commissioner Maqsood to launch a campaign to increase public knowledge of traffic laws as well as to inspect and…
