Islamabad, Aug 28: Over 500,000 applicants are affected by the Passport and Immigration Department’s severe passport issuance delays. Millions of dollars have been paid in fees, while delays of up to two months are experienced for both regular and urgent passport applications. Even though the government can only handle 25,000 passports each day, it is overloaded with 50,000 applications every day amid deteriorating economic conditions. Only expedited passports are currently being granted, costing between 20,000 and 27,000 rupees, and they arrive in less than a week. Passport ink and lamination paper problems were the cause of earlier delays, but those…
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Islamabad, Aug 28: The Punjab Inspector General has made new license application procedure simplification announcements. Candidates who do not pass their driving exams will be granted significant relief under the new regulation. Details indicate that Punjab’s Chief Traffic Officer (CTO), Ammara Athar, has implemented a major modification for applicants taking the driving exam. Instead of the previous 42-day waiting period, those who fail their road test will now be allowed to retake it after just 15 days. Previously limited to candidates who failed the sign exam, this new regulation is now applicable to those who fail the road test as…
Islamabad, Aug 28: Rather than hiring ordinary lecturers, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has opted to hire master’s degree holders as College Teacher Interns (CTIs), according to a study released on Wednesday. With intentions to assign CTIs for a period of eight months, a summary has been presented for approval. The hiring process is expected to start next month, and these interns would receive a monthly salary of Rs50,000. However, the department will not be using the Public Service Commission to hire regular lecturers, which may provide difficulties for a large number of unemployed master’s degree holders.
Islamabad, Aug 28: As part of its ambitious aim to become a “everything app,” X is developing a new feature that seems to put the requirements of the company before those of the customers. The video conferencing service called “X Conference,” which appears to be a direct rival to well-known platforms like Zoom, is presently being tested by the social media behemoth. Chris Park, a worker at X, revealed information regarding the internal testing conducted on the platform to reveal this new feature. Park has provided material that suggests X Conference is still in its early phases of development. The…
Islamabad, Aug 28: KARACHI: According to Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad, Pakistan intends to raise up to $4 billion from Middle Eastern commercial banks by the next fiscal year in order to close its external financing shortages. The government’s frantic attempts to roll over $12 billion in loans from China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are the foundation of Jameel’s optimism. The governor of Pakistan’s central bank stated in an interview with an international wire agency on Tuesday that Pakistan was also in the “advanced stages” of obtaining the $2 billion in extra external finance…
Islamabad, Aug 28: In light of the ongoing rainfall in Sindh, the authority to declare holidays in educational institutions has been granted to the Deputy Commissioners. The Sindh Education Department has issued a letter to all district Deputy Commissioners in the province, stating that they now have the authority to decide on school closures due to the weather conditions caused by the rain. According to the Education Department, Deputy Commissioners can independently make decisions regarding holidays in educational institutions. They are authorized to declare holidays in their respective districts after consulting with the Education Department. This decision has been made…
Islamabad, Aug 28: Admissions for the University of Sargodha’s E-Rozgar Center are now open, providing students with the chance to learn freelance writing skills. The E-Rozgar Center offers courses in social media marketing, video content creation, YouTube, graphic design, WordPress, web development, SEO and content writing, virtual assistants (VAs), and office automation, according to a press statement issued by the university on Wednesday. Applicants must be under 40 years old and have completed at least 12 years of education in order to be eligible for admission. Two and a half months are allotted for the course. Online applications are accepted,…
Islamabad, Aug 28: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance met under the direction of Senator Salim Mandviwala, who also examined the Deposit Protection Corporation Amendment Bill 2024. Latest updates regarding the security of Bank has been raised to 500000 Rupees. “Money in banks up to 5 lakh rupees will now get legal protection,” State Bank Deputy Governor informed the committee members. The deputy governor also stated that deposits up to Rs. 250,000 were previously protected. What are deposit protection schemes? The security of Bank deposit plans are intended to handle a bank’s failure on an isolated basis and lessen the…
Islamabad, Aug 28: With great pride, Telenor Pakistan announces its involvement in the first-ever low-carbon Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) project launch in Pakistan, which represents a major turning point for the nation’s energy and communication industries. An important turning point in Pakistan’s progress toward sustainable development is the ESaaS initiative. This program, which is being hosted by Brillanz Group in partnership with important players such as the Ministry of Climate Change, Telenor Pakistan, Bank of Punjab, and Saudi-Pak Investment Company, highlights the crucial convergence of technical innovation with environmental responsibility. “Our participation in this groundbreaking project underscores Telenor…
Islamabad, Aug 28: Instagram is releasing updates that simplify the process of adding text and layered images to photographs and carousels. Now, users only need to hit the text button to add text overlay to their photos. Users can also choose pictures from their gallery and apply them as stickers to their photos using a new gallery button. You can resize and reshape these stickers to make them into squares, rectangles, hearts, or stars. According to the firm, these new features provide users greater creative freedom, allowing them to utilize their photos and carousels to tell new stories and produce…
