Infrastructure

Rawalpindi Ring Road New Alignment Begins

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has started a new alignment of the much needed Rawalpindi Ring Road project. The decision was made after Prime Minister Imran Khan became aware of the alleged changes to the alignment of the much-needed Rawalpindi Ring Road project, which not only increased the cost of the project by Rs 25 billion, but also allegedly benefited some private real estate companies. As the...

Amazon Business Centre Declared Software Technology Park by Ministry of IT and PSEB

Amazon Business Centre Declared Software Technology Park

Amazon Business Centre Declared Software Technology Park by Ministry of IT and PSEB On Wednesday, May 20, 2021, the management of the Amazon Outlet Mall signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) to launch a `` Software Technology Park '' within the Amazon Outlet Mall facilities, located in Grand Trunk Road, near the DHA. II.  Amazon Business Center is now...

Pakistan, Turkey vow to jointly raise Palestine issue at UNGA

Pakistan, Turkey Vow To Jointly Raise Palestine Issue At UNGA

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrives in Turkey to jointly raise the Palestine issue at UNGA Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, where both leaders pledged to collectively raise the issue of Palestine during the session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). FM Qureshi, who arrived in the Turkish...

PM Imran Khan launches 3 new motorways in Baluchistan

PM Imran Khan launches 3 new motorways in Balochistan

Quetta: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched three new motorways in Balochistan. Speaking at the opening ceremony of three roads under the National Highway Authority (NHA), the Prime Minister said that Balochistan has long been neglected in the past and that the government is taking all measures to minimize the suffering of the local people of the place. The three highways include Ziarat...

Construction Projects Behind Target

Construction Projects Behind Target

In April last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced his government's second tax amnesty plan for 10 months aimed at "stimulating economic growth" and minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on people's lives. So far, more than 1,000 construction projects worth Rs 355 billion have been registered during the first year of Prime Minister Imran Khan's second tax amnesty plan. According to government statistics,...

Home Renovation Ideas

Easy Home Renovation Ideas Under PKR 10,000

Renovating your home on a fixed budget can be a little tricky, but it's certainly not impossible. As long as you plan ahead and decide to do things yourself, you can give your space a whole new look at no cost. To help you out in, we've put together a list of DIY home remodeling ideas under 10,000 PKR that will not only add aesthetic appeal to your home or apartment, but also make it more...

Rawalpindi Traffic Police Launches e-Challan Payment System

Rawalpindi Traffic Police Launches e-Challan Payment System

Rawalpindi: The City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi launched the e-Challan payment system to facilitate citizens. After the successful launch in Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Multan, Online Traffic Challan Payments are now operational in Rawalpindi, this development announced by the Punjab Information Technology Board...

HBL and Akhuwat ink strategic MoU to provide affordable housing to masses

HBL and Akhuwat Ink Strategic MoU To Provide Affordable Housing To Masses

LAHORE: The Islamic banking arm of HBL and Akhuwat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a program that will provide Shariah-compliant home financing services to applicants identified by Akhuwat. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Lahore by the founder of Akhuwat, Dr. Amjad Saqib, and the head of HBL's Islamic banks, Muhammad Afaq Khan. Through this memorandum of...

PTCL Introduces Balochi Language on its Automated Customer Service

PTCL Introduces Balochi Language on its Automated Customer Service

Islamabad, March 2, 2021 - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced the Balochi language into its customer support services via automated helpline 1218. The implementation of the Balochi language is a testament to PTCL's commitment to serve their customers in their local dialects throughout Pakistan. Recently, PTCL had also introduced Sindhi language customer support into its...

Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme

Naya Pakistan Housing Project: Ability To Withstand Earthquake In Model House

The first model house on the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan was built in Faisalabad, which has the ability to withstand an earthquake. Also read:Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4 The cost of a 5 Marla model house to be built in Faisalabad is Rs.35 laces. This house can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 8.2 and is fire resistant and waterproof. The special thing about the house...

Govt to Establish Freelance Information Technology Hub in Rawalpindi

Govt to Establish Freelance Information Technology Hub in Rawalpindi

Information technology center worth Rs 35 million has been completed and its rental auction will take place on 10 March. Rawalpindi City Commissioner,  Captain (retired) Muhammad Mehmood announced the establishment of an independent Information Technology center in a four-channel area on Murree Road to promote  IT-related job opportunities for young people. Companies and individuals will have access to...

Pakistan-Iran-Turkey freight train to start from March 4

Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4

Islamabad: After a gap of about nine years, the Istanbul-Islamabad freight train is likely to resume operations on March 4, connecting the freight train business of three countries: Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey. “The affected neighborhoods have informed us that the container train will start its journey from Istanbul (Turkey) to Islamabad (Pakistan) via Zahidan on March 4 (Thursday). Although the...

3 New Airlines Are Launching in Pakistan Soon

3 New Airlines Are Launching in Pakistan Soon

Three new airlines have applied for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA's) regular public transport permit (RPT) to begin flight operations in Pakistan Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah and Jet Green are the three airlines that will begin domestic operations in the coming months. Also Read HEC Signs Digital Transformation Agreement with Microsoft   According to details, CAA has completed control of Q-Airlines...

HEC Microsoft

HEC Signs Digital Transformation Agreement with Microsoft

ISLAMABAD: Microsoft Pakistan and the Commission for Higher Education (HEC) signed an Agreement for Transformation of Education (ETA) through a virtual meeting held between the President of the HEC, Dr. Tariq Banuri, and Microsoft's vice president of education - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark East. Other key executives from both sides also attended the virtual event to help academic institutions take...

Golra-Attock Safari Tourist Train

Golra-Attock Safari Tourist Train Launched

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Railways Safari Tourist Train, which was launched to promote the culture, beauty and tourism of the Potohar region, inaugurated on Sunday February, 21,2021 from Golra Station to Attock Khurd.  Tourist trains will take tourists every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Golra Station to Hassan Abdal, Attock Khurd and Attock City and surroundings.  The journey ends at the historic...

Gwadar Cricket Stadium holds first-ever match

Gwadar Cricket Stadium Holds First Ever Match

Gwadar, February 19, 2021 - The newly opened Gwadar cricket stadium, set against the backdrop of the white clay hills of Koh-e-Mehdi and the blue waters of Gwadar Bay, on the southwestern coast of Baluchistan, has received nothing but praise by ICC The governing body of cricket, has also stunned cricket fans around the world with the picturesque view making it one of only seven scenic cricket stadiums in...

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