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May 19, 2021 RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Wednesday said Jahangir Tareen, who announced a like-minded parliamentary group within PTI, will vote in favour of Prime Minister Imran Khan during budget 2021-22, ARY NEWS reported. While reviewing development works at a hospital in Rawalpindi along with SAPM on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan, the interior minister said that small arguments and disagreements occur within parties, however, he was sure that Jahangir Tareen will vote for Imran Khan during the budget. “This is not even a thing to be discussed or given importance as it occurs regularly within parties,” he said. He said that the prime minister’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia has remained successful and the country has never before witnessed better relations with the Kingdom. ....
India s budget plans derailed by 2nd Covid wave. Details here India s budget plans derailed by 2nd Covid wave. Details here The budget announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in February raised hopes of sharp economic revival, but the financial plan has been undone by the second wave of Covid-19 in India. advertisement UPDATED: May 17, 2021 17:47 IST Earlier this week, Moody s said India s severe second wave will slow the near-term economic recovery and it could weigh on longer-term growth dynamics. (Photo: PTI/Representative image) India s annual budget in February was lauded by many and raised hopes it would drive a sharp economic revival, but there are now fears that its promise may fall flat as it did not account for a crippling second wave of COVID-19 infections. ....
Stakeholders recommend allocating 5% of GDP for education - By Hamid Khan Wazir ISLAMABAD: Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Chairman Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology, has stated that national education emergency is need of the hour and recommended an increase in allocation to education by federal and provincial governments by 0.5% of GDP annually till it reaches 5.0% of GDP over next 5 years. He was addressing a webinar on the topic of “Budget 2021-22: Needs & Expectations of Higher Education Sector” organized by the Association of Private Sector Universities Pakistan (APSUP), Superior University, Inter-University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS), University of Lahore, Government College University Lahore, and FPCCI Central CSR Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology here on Thursday. ....
Centre invites bids for over 392 routes under regional air connectivity scheme Under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), which will complete four years this year, as many as 325 routes and 56 airports have been operationalised till now. These include five heliports and two water aerodromes PTI | March 14, 2021 | Updated 11:32 IST Some operational flexibilities will be extended to airlines under the UDAN 4.1 to ensure suitable operation models to connect smaller cities/ airstrips The civil aviation ministry has invited bids for around 392 routes under the regional air connectivity scheme as part of continuing efforts to improve domestic connectivity as well as make flying more affordable. ....