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The government has set up a ‘Cyber Governance Policy Committee’ for the implementation, oversight, strategy and action plan of the ‘National Cyber Security Policy 2021’. The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the country’s first ‘National Cyber Security Policy 2021’ prepared by the Ministry of IT & Telecom. ALSO READ Govt Approves Pakistan’s First Ever Digital Advertisement Policy A team equipped with experts and all required and modern tools will work to ensure cybersecurity. A budget of Rs. 1.92 billion has been allocated for the national level response team, said Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque…

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The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the country’s first-ever government’s Digital Advertisement Policy 2021, under which advertisements will be made digital while ensuring transparency. The objective of the policy is to provide a broader framework for Government advertisements and communications in order to inform and inculcate awareness among the masses on the issues of public importance/interest and achievements of the government in print, electronic, social, digital, new and allied media. Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced it while addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. ALSO READ CDC Group Agrees $50 Million Trade…

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CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a $50 million risk-sharing facility with HBL UK, the majority-owned subsidiary of HBL, Pakistan’s largest private sector bank operating in 14 countries across the world. The facility will increase HBL UK’s capacity to support trade with local banks and trade supply chains across South Asia and Africa. As COVID-19 continues to disrupt trade in goods and commodities, CDC and HBL UK’s facility will provide critical credit support to ensure consumers have access to essential goods and services. It will boost the import of food and agricultural commodities, metals,…

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The Federal government has decided to import 100,000 metric tons of sugar. Sources told ProPakistani that the Economic Coordination Committee is likely to approve importing 100,000 metric tons of sugar in tomorrow’s meeting as the Ministry of Industries and Production, on the instructions of the Prime Minister secretariat, has prepared a summary in this regard. Sources said that Pakistan had imported 0.130 million metric tons of sugar last year. ALSO READ Rupee Posts Losses Again After One Day of Improvement Pakistan has ample sugar till November 15, 2021, but the government wants to acquire more sugar to stabilize the prices,…

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A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was held under the Chairmanship of Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad on Tuesday. A detailed briefing on the working and performance of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) was received by the committee members. The Public Petition PP-3745 pertaining to PTDC, submitted by Malik Muhammad Khan, Chairman MK Pakistan, referred by Chairman Senate on 29th June 2021, was also considered. ALSO READ SBP Retains Interest Rate at 7% The meeting commenced with welcoming words by the Chairman Committee and underlined that the…

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