Steps afoot to provide women with opportunities: Anusha
STAFF REPORT ISB: Minister of State for ITandT Anusha Rehman has inaugurated Women Development and Empowerment Centre (WDandEC). The opening of the centre established by Pakistan…
IEP taking steps to promote engineers role for progress
STAFF REPORT ISB: Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) is continuously engaged in taking necessary steps to further promote and strengthen the role of engineers in the national development, Chairman…
Microfinance steps of Baksh Foundation give power to women
STAFF REPORT LHR: Buksh Foundation is making inroads in empowering women in Pakistani society as since its inception, it has focused on female empowerment and made its impact in…
Govt urged to take more steps for better farming
STAFF REPORT ISB: Since agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s agriculture economy, the government should take stringent measures to develop agriculture sector for improving the economy. "Agriculture…
Speakers for taking steps to mitigate climate change impacts
STAFF REPORT ISB: Speakers at a recently held seminar have urged the need for taking urgent steps to mitigate the impact of climate change, which is affecting…
PFVA takes steps to draft fruit, vegetables sector policy
STAFF REPORT KHI: The All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) has initiated measures to develop a national and export policy for the agriculture sector…
More steps needed to tap IT sector potential
STAFF REPORT IBD: The IT industry can play a major role in bolstering the economy of Pakistan as demonstrated by countries like India, Philippines and Singapore. This local sector has…
Pakistan requires drastic steps to meet rising water scarcity
STAFF REPORT FBD: Water shortage in Pakistan will increase to 31 per cent of people’s requirements by the year 2025 and this underlines the need for some tangible steps, including…
US starts taking steps to improve Pak farming
STAFF REPORT FBD: Trilateral relations among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States in the field of agriculture sit together to develop the sector and alleviate sufferings of the farming community…
FRA backs Pak steps on forestrys climate
MONITORING REPORT BAINBRIDGE ISLAND: The Forestry Research Associates (FRA) has welcomed the initiative of Pakistan to monitor climate change impacts and scenarios."The Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI) is looking into the different…
PTA steps up for whitelisting IP addresses for VoIP usage
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has notified the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for making difference of blacklist and whitelist IP addresses used by various service providers.The directives issued…
Speakers stress effective steps to h and le climate change
STAFF REPORT IBD: Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average atmospheric and oceanic temperatures, widespread melting of snow and…