SC seeks details of Zardari and his children’s assets within 15 daysISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday summoned details of assets of former President Asif Ali Zardari and his children within 15 days. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Sa...
Policy issues in local governance reformsInsufficient policy discourse is a recurrent pattern in the recent history of local governance reforms in Pakistan. Framers of Local Government Act 2001 spent more energy in getting rid of the institu...
PM forms committee to review Nacta’s roleISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called for revisiting the role of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) to make it a truly proactive organisation, in sync with ground realit...
ECC defers hike in power tariffThe Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday postponed the decision on proposed increase in electricity tariffs until the next meeting. It was expected that the ECC meeting, which was chaired...
Govt decides to abolish NSA’s officePrime Minister Imran Khan has decided in principle to abolish the office of the National Security Adviser and has announced that powers conferred upon the office will be gradually transferred back to...
PML-N to head nine NA standing committees, Shehbaz to lead PACThe Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will head nine standing committees of the National Assembly, while Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif will lead the all-important Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...
Pakistan, US agree to reset tiesForeign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday met United States President Donald Trump at the United Nations headquarters in New York. According to details, the US president, who arrived to address...