PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bokhari asserted on Sunday that provincial autonomy “must remain free from interference”. He said this in a statement, in which he also referred to a proposed 28th constitutional amendment – a possible constitutional package about which PPP insiders have expressed fear that it could deal a serious blow to the financial […]
Provincial
Let’s sit for peace, KP governor tells PTI-led provincial government
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday blamed statements by the PTI-led provincial government for the recent evacuation of residents from Tirah Valley in the province’s Khyber district. The federal and provincial governments have recently traded barbs over who authorised the evacuation process after hundreds of Tirah residents vacated their homes ahead of a […]
Heatwave: Met Office advises to avoid the sun till May 4
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), on Thursday, warned that the heatwave would continue to torment Karachi till May 4. The maximum temperature on Thursday was said to hit somewhere between 40oC to 42oC. In the next 24 hours, the weather in the port city would remain hot and dry. The minimum temperature recorded in Karachi remained […]
Ombudsman calls for E-pension system to ensure payments
Federal Ombudsman stressed for introduction of E-pension system in all federal government departments at the earliest and to ensure payment of family pension without succession certificate. Pursuance to meeting under the chair of Syed Tahir Shahbaz, Wafaqi Mohtasib for reviewing the status of implementation of Wafaqi Mohtasib’s Secretariat for facilitation and timely finalization of pension […]