Axed KP ministers call on Imran, discuss differences with CM By: Agencies on January 30, 2020Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly members Atif Khan and Shahram Khan Tarakai, who were axed from the provincial cabinet, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday. According to a private news channel, both Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders had their first meeting with PM Imran following their dismissal as ministers. Both the leaders talked about their differences […]
PM for ensuring availability of wheat/flour across country By: News Desk on January 30, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed for taking all possible steps to meet wheat requirements in the country and said that it should be ensured that no complaint over wheat or flour shortage could surface from any part of the country. Chairing a meeting over the availability of wheat, its demand, current stock and […]
Petition in IHC demands evacuation of students from coronavirus epicentre By: inp on January 30, 2020A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking directives for the government to make arrangements to evacuate Pakistani students from Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has thus far killed 106 people in China. Advocate Mian Muhammad Faisal moved the petition citing the secretaries of the Ministry of […]
Federal Ombudsman Secretariat disposes of 74,869 complaints in 2019 By: Muhammad Faisal Kaleem on January 24, 2020The Federal Ombudsman Secretariat disposed of as many as 74,869 complaints in 2019 while each complaint was winded up within a period of 60 days, Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz said on Thursday. He was addressing a press conference here at Ombudsman office to brief the media about the performance of the organisation in previous […]
NIHCR launches book on Punjab’s history, culture By: Staff Report on January 22, 2020History defines and refines knowledge and correlates study of the past with the present, said Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali on Tuesday. “Punjab is replete with volumes of historical events like communal harmony existed before partition and ironically communal riots broke out at the time of independence in 1947. All such events are […]
Pakistan can make economic turnaround through EODB, new trade techniques: Alvi By: News Desk on January 22, 2020President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said Pakistan as the world’s sixth most human resource-rich country could make an economic turnaround by improving ease of doing business (EODB) index and adapting trade techniques to meet global demands. “A world of opportunities awaits us if we learn new trading and marketing trends including value addition and […]
SNGPL assured committee of formulating phase-wise priority plan By: Staff Report on January 21, 2020The Senate Standing Committees on Petroleum was assured by SNGPL on Monday that in coordination with the mover the company will formulate a phase wise priority plan for providing gas supply to the areas identified in circles of Lora, Bakot, Baghan, Upper Lower Galiyat so that work can be initiated at the earliest possible. The […]
Excessive regulations hinder foreign investment: experts By: Staff Report on January 21, 2020Despite improvements on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index, massive, costly and time-consuming business regulations at the federal, provincial and local level still appear to be the major stumbling block in the way of attracting the foreign direct investment (FDIs) and businesses to flourish. To achieve the substantial FDI inflows and help thrive the businesses, […]
Islamabad Bar Association asks members to declare their ‘faith’ By: Mubashir Ali Mubashir on January 18, 2020ISLAMABAD: To disguise weaknesses under the faith this time the Islamabad Bar Association takes the reins and made it mandatory for the bar members to declare their faith through an affidavit before January 31. According to the news that appeared on Friday, the Islamabad Bar Association hunted to probe profoundly the religion of the bar […]
Membership of 318 lawmakers suspended over failure to submit assets details By: inp on January 17, 2020The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday suspended membership of 318 lawmakers in both houses of parliament for not submitting annual statements of their assets and liabilities with it by the last date under a law amended by them to their convenience. According to details, the list includes Federal Minister for Law and Justice […]