Mushtaq Raisani handed down 10-year term in corruption case By: webdesk on May 25, 2021QUETTA: The accountability court of Quetta has sentenced the former secretary of finance Mushtaq Raisaani to 10 years in jail The accountability courts announced the verdict in a mega corruption case. The court has ordered the seizure of the property that belongs to the former secretary. The former adviser on finance, Khalid Lango, has also […]
The only thing PM has done is renaming BISP as Ehsaas Kafalat Programme, says Bilawal By: Web Desk on May 25, 2021KARACHI: Other than renaming ‘changing’ the title of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), launched by the PPP government almost a decade ago, to alleviate the poverty-stricken people of the country, what has Prime Minister Imran Khan done to reduce poverty in the country, asked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. In a statement, the PPP chairman […]
Imran Khan announces Rs100bln for startups to end youth unemployment By: Web Desk on May 25, 2021 As a biggest incentive for youth in the country’s history, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced allocation of Rs 100 billion for startup loans and 170, 000 Skilled Education Scholarships to overcome the challenge of unemployment. Prime Minister Imran Khan video Message for Youth #PrimeMinisterImranKhan #APPNews @KamyabJawanPK @UdarOfficial https://t.co/Y39xjKnedo — APP 🇵🇰 […]
No additional tax to be levied in upcoming budget: Shaukat Tarin By: Web Desk on May 25, 2021Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin announced on Monday the decision of not introducing any additional tax in the 2021-22 budget. The finance minister called upon an exclusive meeting with institutions concerned; the Pakistan-US Business Council, Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce, and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry to discuss the matter; reported 24NewsHD […]
PPP finalises 31 candidates for upcoming AJK elections By: webdesk on May 25, 2021KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hosted a virtual meeting of the party’s parliamentary board for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections. He initially interviewed 45 candidates and approved 31 of them as candidates for the upcoming elections. Up to 14 more candidates are to be finalized. Almost 196 workers […]
FIA rewards SI who had offloaded Shehbaz at airport By: Daily Times Monitor on May 25, 2021The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has rewarded Sub Inspector Rana Ijaz, who had offloaded PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif from plane at the Lahore Airport, a private TV channel reported. Sub-inspector Rana Ijaz has been awarded Rs10,000 and a certificate by the FIA Punjab Zone one Director Dr Rizwan. PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition […]
Sharifs made properties worth billions of rupees in London: Info Minister By: Web Desk on May 25, 2021LAHORE: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said that the Sharif family made properties worth billions of rupees in London. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, he questioned as to how did they purchase this property when their apparent assets could not afford to buy this type of property? شریف فیملی ایسے تاثر […]
Ch Nisar not allowed to take oath as MPA By: Hassaan Ahmed on May 25, 2021Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan was not allowed to take oath as MPA by the Punjab Assembly secretariat on Monday. The estranged PML-N leader came to Punjab Assembly to take oath as MPA three years after being elected to the house but he was told by the assembly secretariat that he cannot take […]
Single curriculum for grade 1-5 across country from August By: Muhammad Faisal Kaleem on May 25, 2021Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Akram on Monday told the National Assembly that under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, single national curriculum for grade 1 to 5 will be implemented across country from August 2021. Replying to various supplementary questions during question hour, she said that all the federating […]
Financial inclusion of women to cut poverty faster: PM on May 25, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that financial inclusion of women will help bring them into the mainstream and reduce poverty faster in the country. The prime minister said this on Monday while launching the Ehsaas Saving Wallets (Ehsaas Bachat Bank Account) Initiative, which is aimed at financial and digital inclusion of women. The Prime […]