CHARSADDA: A public-private dialogue (PPD) aimed to create a collaborative platform to identify barriers, propose practical solutions and promote inclusive economic growth for women entrepreneurs in the district was organised here on Tuesday. The event was jointly arranged by Women…
ISLAMABAD: There was a time when communicable diseases were the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in Pakistan, but non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been on the rise due to changes in food systems and lifestyles. With advancements in science-based…
PRESS RELEASE Experts on Tuesday called for better food governance to tackle the issue of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), stressing that NCDs compromised the food security of a state. Speaking at a seminar held by the Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) and…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief information commissioner Farah Hamid Khan on Wednesday said currently, around 1,500 cases against government departments over information delay or denial were pending with the KP Information Commission and the number was growing. Ms…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Infrastructure bottlenecks, slow digitization, lack of cheap credit availability and poor entrepreneurial skills are hampering the growth of businesses in the provincial capital, says a study. It advocated modern industrial zones around Peshawar to meet the growing…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: As Tuesday’s sitting was adjourned owing to a boycott by lawmakers over Baldev Kumar’s appearance, the provincial government could not table a controversial amendment to right to information law. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government had drafted the Right to…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Many civil society organizations have opposed the proposed ‘controversial’ amendments to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act, 2013, declaring the government’s move contrary to the people’s fundamental rights. They also warned that they would challenge those…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: Awami National Party has secured top slot for its contribution to total business of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly till June 2016, says a report. Centre for Governance and Public Accountability in its report on performance, ranking and analysis…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s revised budgetary estimates for the outgoing year show that the government has not only failed to get its due share from the federal government but also failed to achieve its own tax and non-tax…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability, a non-governmental organization, on Tuesday said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had utilised just 43 per cent of the Annual Development Programme 2015-16 funds by May 26. It called for improvement…