Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Thursday said the incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan was committed to peace, progress and prosperity in formerly Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) districts. Peace and prosperity in erstwhile FATA districts was imperative for the rest of the country, he said while chairing […]
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Fehmida appreciates special funds’ allocation for less developed areas in budget
Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza Thursday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing a special package for the less developed areas and said that the initiative would bring a new era of progress, prosperity and development there. Participating in the budget debate, she said “I appreciate Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Minister Shaukat […]
Federal government releases Rs 3 bn in grant-in-aid for Gilgit-Baltistan
The federal government released Rs 3 billion in grant-in-aid for Gilgit-Baltistan. A letter issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance to the Deputy Accountant General of Pakistan said that Rs 3 billion has been released to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan in the form of grant-in-aid for the financial year 2020-21. It may be recalled that […]
Lawmakers for increase in govt employees’ salaries by 10-20 per cent
Legislators from treasury and opposition benches in the National Assembly on Tuesday recommended the federal government to increase the salaries of government employees from 10 to 20 per cent in the budget for fiscal year 2021-22. Opening debate on the budget, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker, Rahat Amanullah Bhatti stressed the lawmakers to personally lead […]
KP govt to spend Rs3.717 bn on 10BTAP
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government would spend Rs3.717 billion on 10 billion trees afforestation project (10BTAP) Phase-I ups-calling under the Prime Minister’s Green Pakistan initiative, establishment of knowledge parks and others forestry uplift projects during fiscal year 2021-22. 10BTAP Planning Officer Muhammad Ibrahim Khan told APP on Monday that the federal and provincial governments have […]
PPP will resist inequitable distribution of budget in GB
PPP has termed the unequal distribution of budget as unjust and said that if the government implements its decision, there will be full resistance. It is the duty of the government to solve the problems of all areas without any discrimination. PPP President and Opposition Leader Advocate Amjad said, “We have approached the court against […]
KP government reduces, rationalizes sales tax on 31 services
In another tax relief package, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has proposed to reduce and rationalize sales tax on 31 different services in the province. According to the details issued by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) here on Saturday, the sales tax on 10 different services have been brought down to only one percent for the […]
Effects of the chaos in the National Assembly have reached Balochistan: Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri
Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), says the effects of the chaos in the National Assembly have reached Balochistan. Addressing a press conference with opposition leaders in front of Parliament House in Islamabad, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said that the Leader of the Opposition was not allowed […]
Bhootanis say tribal values must be upheld, criticize hurling of shoe at CM
Former Minister for local government Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani and MNA Muhammad Aslam Bhootani have strongly criticized the incident in which a shoe was thrown at Chief Mnister Jam Mir Kamal Khan Alyani while he was entering the provincial assembly on Friday. They said that we also belong to the opposition, however, we condemn this […]
Balochistan cabinet approves provincial budget for FY 2021-22
The Balochistan cabinet on Friday approved the provincial development, non-development budget for fiscal year 2021-22 in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan. Additional Chief Secretary Planning and Development Hafiz Abdul Basit briefed the meeting about the proposed Annual Development Program. Finance Secretary Pasand Khan Buledi gave a detailed briefing to the cabinet […]