Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved the continuation of electricity and gas subsidy for export-oriented sectors to support the momentum of growth in exports during the current fiscal year. Presiding over the ECC meeting in Islamabad, Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Saudi Chief of General Staff, General Fayyadh Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, has expressed full support for Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region. He expressed the support while meeting Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ in Rawalpindi along with a

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): Ninety-five more deaths and 3,221 new positive cases due to Coronavirus infection were reported in the country in a single day. According to the National Command and Operation Center, 48,181 tests were conducted while positivity ratio remained six point six eight percent. The death toll

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): Pakistan has denounced India, which as President of the United Nations Security Council, again blocked it from participating in the 15-member Council’s meeting held to ponder over latest situation in Afghanistan. Talking to reporters after conclusion of the Security Council meeting in New York, Pakistan’s

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for talks to form a new government in Afghanistan. In a statement, unanimously issued by a 15-member council after its emergency meeting on Afghanistan, it underlined the need of ending the fighting and abuse in Afghanistan. Speaking

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz says the government and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have principally agreed to the use of technology in next general elections in 2023. Talking to media after briefing the Election Commission on Electronic Voting Machines in Islamabad

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): In Afghanistan, Taliban have declared a general amnesty for all government officials and urged them to return to work. In a statement, the Group urged the government officials to start their routine life with full confidence. The Taliban made the announcement two days after taking

Islamabad, August 17, 2021 (PPI-OT): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says the government is determined to promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to further improve the economic indicators, which are already on positive trajectory. In a tweet on Tuesday, he said promotion of SMEs would strengthen