Global tourism to suffer
ISLAMABAD: International tourist arrivals will be down by 20-30 per cent in 2020 when compared with 2019 figures, ...
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Another $2m ADB grant to help Pakistan fight Covid-19
The new grant supplements an initial $500,000 approved by the bank on March 20.
New format for circular debt data in the works
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy has asked the petroleum ministry to take necessary steps to enhance the...
Gujranwala RPO replaced
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday transferred Regional Police Officer (RPO) of Gujranwala Tariq Abbas ...
Ban on wheat movement to help achieve procurement targets
Food security minister says there is sufficient supply of wheat and wheat flour across the country.
Legislation in the offing to preserve agri land
Asad Qaiser says an effective legislation would be made to preserve agricultural land in the country.
Call for Southwest Asian bloc to deal with locusts
Officials from Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and India connected with locust experts at the FAO headquarters.
Women’s tennis event rescheduled
ISLAMABAD: Subh-e-Nau has announced that the national tennis event exclusively for women, which was slated to...
Forest systems critically threatened, says FAO
ISLAMABAD: A review of Pakistan’s forestry sector reveals that almost all natural forest ecosystems in the country...
Wheat output expected to stay steady
The government has set wheat production target at 27.03m tonnes for the current rabi season.
NA panel assails railways ministry’s performance
Railway officials asserts that final report of the Tezgam tragedy had been submitted to the committee last month.
WB study highlights ‘gender dividend’
Study finds that if women earned the same as men, global human capital wealth could increase by about one-fifth.
China to give 50 drones, pesticides to fight locusts
First batch of drones due to arrive on Monday.
EU to give Pakistan €13m for financial management
The thematic area being targeted under the EU support will improve governance with an aim to reduce impact of poverty.
Mobile device manufacturing policy okayed
The policy is expected to promote local investments and foreign direct investment, the EDB said.
Record $2.4bn given to Pakistan in 2019: ADB
According to its year-in-review document released on Friday, the ADB disbursed $1.8bn in policy-based loans.
Australia to give grant for regional rural project
The programme is to be completed in three years.
10 new maize varieties introduced
All these varieties are short-duration and can be harvested quickly to rotate land for the next crop.
Vestas to set up wind turbine unit
ISLAMABAD: Vestas, the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions, has expressed keen...
German ministry, UNDP sign agreement
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an...