Punjab Health Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order Khawaja Salman Rafique said on Saturday that law-enforcement agencies were making full efforts to maintain peace across Punjab, while a complete ban had been imposed on banned organisations from collecting sacrificial animals’ hides during Eidul Azha. He was presiding over the 52nd […]
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Four peace committee members killed in Bannu gun attack
At least four members of a local peace committee were killed when Khawarij opened fire on them in the Huwed area of Bannu district on Tuesday, police said. According to police, the victims were returning from a jirga in Gulbadin Landidak area when armed assailants, lying in ambush, carried out indiscriminate firing on their vehicle. […]
Senate panel calls for expediting K-IV project to augment water supply
The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, taking notice of water supply issues of Karachi, on Friday urged the Sindh Government to take swift steps for curbing the tanker mafia and upgrading existing water infrastructure of the metropolis at par with the growing population. The Committee decided to convene quarterly review meetings to monitor the […]
Senate committee seeks faster CSS recruitment
The Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation, chaired by Senator Naseema Ehsan, on Monday reviewed rules governing CSS and general recruitment examinations, and examined regulations under the National Archives Act, 1993, and the Archival Material (Preservation and Export Control) Act, 1975. The committee was briefed on reforms in the civil servants’ evaluation system and recruitment through […]
Home minister forms committee to address e-challan complaints
Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, while responding to the point of order raised by the Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Ali Khurshidi, said that a complete inquiry will be conducted into the unfortunate incident involving an elderly citizen in Sujawal, and strict action will be taken-without any discrimination-against whosoever is found responsible. […]
Govt offers talks after three cops killed in AJK protests
The federal government has once again offered negotiations to the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) amid ongoing protests, which claimed the lives of three police personnel and injured over 100. The officers who were killed include Constable Khurshid and Constable Jameel, both from Bagh, and Constable Tahir Rafi from Muzaffarabad. “90% of the […]
Committee formed to revive Pakistan’s cotton industry amid crisis
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a 15-member committee to address Pakistan’s cotton production crisis. The committee, led by Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, has 30 days to propose solutions. Its task is to assess the current situation and recommend policies and measures to revive the struggling cotton sector. […]
Powerful committee to be set up to resolve issues between ministries, divisions
Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammad Mian Soomro chaired an inter-ministerial meeting in Islamabad to discuss and resolve issues regarding privatisation of energy sector entities Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Power and Petroleum Tabish Gohar, Privatisation Federal Secretary Hasan Nasir Jamy and other seniors of the ministry attended the meeting. NPPMCL Chief Executive Officer Dhanpat […]
PML-N MPAs boycott standing committee meetings
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday boycotted the meetings of the Punjab Assembly’s standing committees. PML-N MPAs said they would not attend the meetings of standing committees till the government fulfilled its commitment to name Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz as the Public Accounts Committee chairman. Lawmakers were scheduled […]
Houthi militia intensifies civilian suffering for political purposes claims Saudi state news agency
The Houthis have intensified civilian suffering in a number of Yemen’s regions, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported on Thursday. According to a recent report issued by the Higher Relief Committee, the Houthis continue to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in a desperate attempt to sway the international community by blocking food supplies to the capital Sanaa […]