The information minister says the academy will work with the private sector and universities to train young people in film, drama and digital content, and raise PTV’s revenue.
The severe cyclonic storm is forecast to cross the south Andhra coast around midnight with winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour, and officials plan to evacuate 30,000 people.
The Hebron Governorate says more than 3,300 Palestinians were displaced or affected and 15 homes and other structures were demolished during the operation.
The finance minister tells a digital assets dialogue that talks are under way before a request for proposals, and urges banks to build expertise while warning of constant cyberattacks.
Ignite’s startup programme takes the top prize in its category, and Pakistan also wins silver and bronze honours at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation awards.
The proposals, now before the cabinet, would tie prices to import costs after market rates ran up to Rs158 a kilogram above the official ceiling this year.
Satellites detected more than 13,000 fire spots in Punjab in October, most of them on farmland, as five of the province’s cities ranked among Pakistan’s six most polluted.
Punjab still owes the most at $6.4 billion, but the gap has narrowed to under $800 million as combined provincial foreign debt reaches $15.63 billion.
First-quarter rice export volumes are up 51 per cent and earnings 37 per cent, an industry expert says, as Pakistan pushes for third place in the world rice trade.
Barrick has not announced a new timeline. Its chairman is expected in Islamabad this month, and estimates of what a delay would cost range from $450 million to $10 billion.
