BISP registration, payment updates for July 2025
- 22-Jul-2025
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) aims to include deserving families in the government’s social protection network. Through proper registration, eligible citizens can benefit from the flagship Benazir Kafaalat program and other financial assistance initiatives. Launched in 2008, Benazir Kafaalat provides quarterly cash support of Rs. 13,500 to financially vulnerable families. To qualify, families must […]
Ferrari to accept crypto as payment
- 14-Oct-2023
Ferrari has started to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its luxury sports cars in the US and will extend the scheme to Europe following requests from its wealthy customers, its marketing and commercial chief told Reuters. The vast majority of blue-chip companies have steered clear of crypto as the volatility of bitcoin and other tokens […]
Google payment issue resolved, Senate committee informed
- 26-Dec-2022
ISLAMABAD: The officials of the Information Technology (IT) ministry on Monday said the payment issue with Google has been resolved. The statement came in during the meeting of the Senate standing committee on Information Technology held here in Islamabad. The officials said on the directions of Prime Minister Shehabz Sharif, payment has been made to […]
Punjab CM seeks payment of health card dues from Center
- 05-Dec-2022
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has penned down a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking payment of Health Card dues, ARY News reported on Monday. According to details, Punjab CM wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing displeasure over the non-payment of health card dues from the federal government. […]
YouTube suspends payments to several accounts over election disinformation
- 27-Aug-2021
YouTube said on Thursday it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused of spreading fake news about next year’s election by the country’s federal electoral court, the TSE. Most of the channels offer regular full-throated support to President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain who has been sowing doubts about the […]
Govt pays IPPs first instalment worth over Rs89 billion
- 05-Jun-2021
The federal government has paid Rs89.2 billion to 20 independent power producers (IPPs) as the first instalment of payment.
ECC approves payment of Rs89 billion to 35 IPPs
- 05-May-2021
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday gave the approval to pay the first installment of Rs89 billion to 35 Independent Power Producers
Facebook offers paying users for their voice recordings
- 22-Feb-2020
The social media giant Facebook has decided to start paying users for their voice recordings which will be utilised for improving speech recognition technology.
Ehsaas Digital payment system becomes operational
- 25-Jan-2020
This is the first-ever digital payment system that has been introduced to facilitate cash transfers to Kifalat women beneficiaries in a transparent manner.
Grant for payment to heirs of deceased petroleum division employees approved
- 26-Feb-2019
'The meeting approved supplementary grant of 11.441 million rupees to the ministry of privatization to meet expenses on relocation of its offices'