ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (APP): Government on Wednesday unveiled Rs 3.985 trillion Federal Budget 2013-14 focusing on economic growth, resolving energy crisis, reducing fiscal deficit and tackling public debt for putting economy back on track. Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar while delivering budget speech in the National Assembly here also announced improvement in tax collections and reduction in non-development […]
ISLAMABAD, June 7: The first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest says she wants her achievement to stand as an inspiration to all the women of her troubled country that they can achieve their dreams. Samina Baig last month became the first woman from Pakistan to reach the 8,848 metre (29,029 foot) summit of the
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ISLAMABAD, June 6: For the first Pakistani female to put the national flag on top of the world’s highest mountain, praise continues to pour in. Samina Baig made a succesful summit of the mighty Everest on May 19. After their arrival from Kathmandu on June 3, a slews of programmes were held for her and
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RAWALPINDI, June 2: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has re-launched summer tour packages and special rates for its hotels, motels, resorts situated in most attractive tourists places in the country. This was stated by Managing Director PTDC Mir Shahjahan Khetran while inaugurating PTDC Rawalpindi-Naran daily bus service here on Saturday. He said that group tours for families and students to
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ISLAMABAD, May 27: Two early warning systems are expected to help vulnerable communities in northern areas reduce the risk of flooding from glacial lakes this summer. These are: increase in weather monitoring stations and awareness-raising activities. These steps are part of the ongoing Pakistan Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) project being implemented by the Ministry
