For electric motorcycle and e-rickshaw, the government will give interest-free loan up to five lakhs

For electric motorcycle and e-rickshaw, the government will give interest-free loan up to five lakhs

Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee (ICC) of the Cabinet has approved the Electric Bikes and E-Rickshaw Scheme, loans will be given for e-bikes and rickshaws under the Prime Minister’s Youth Business and Agricultural Loan Scheme. The ECC also approved the decision to supply sugar at Rs 95 per kg in Punjab, while Anguar Ada has…

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Prime Minister's decision to give petroleum relief package up to 50 rupees per liter for low income people

Prime Minister’s decision to give petroleum relief package up to 50 rupees per liter for low income people

Lahore: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to give a petroleum relief package of up to Rs. 50 per liter for the low-income earners. In Model Town, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held meetings with federal ministers and special assistants in which other issues were discussed, including giving targeted subsidies to motorcycles and rickshaws on petrol….

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Don’t give up on Haiti, plead senior UN aid officials

Don’t give up on Haiti, plead senior UN aid officials

The call comes amid reports that the situation in Haiti is deteriorating by the day, with citizens facing spiralling violence, human rights, and food emergencies, as well as a cholera epidemic. The influence of armed gangs is growing exponentially in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and beyond, reaching the Department of Artibonite, the country’s breadbasket. Armed violence…

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Universities should not give affiliation to new institutes, HEC recommends

Universities should not give affiliation to new institutes, HEC recommends

Karachi: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has recommended public universities across the country not to grant affiliation to new educational institutions. HEC has issued a directive saying that the already established affiliated educational institutions across the country are not meeting the standards of higher education, so affiliation to new educational institutions should be avoided…

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