Disgruntled MNA trades words with inaccessible PM on August 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lost his temper when some members of his party spoke up against him during the parliamentary party meeting of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday. Sources told Daily Times that the prime minister chaired the parliamentary party meeting of his party after more than […]
Nawaz set to meet Zardari over Panama issue during upcoming London tour on May 14, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal government has contacted former president Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), on the issue of Panama leaks through Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F). Sources told Daily Times that a meeting between Zardari and Sharif was being arranged during the latter’s visit to London. The sources […]
Floodgate of corruption opens at PHA on May 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: Scam of receiving commission from the contractors in advance has touched new heights from contractors for awarding contract of three mega projects of Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) worth Rs 13 billion has come on surface. PHA has also accorded approval for constructing multi-storey residential building on the plot allocated for a mosque and park […]
Additional funds for health, education in Punjab budget on May 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Punjab’s Minister for Finance Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that the budget 2016-17 of the province is in final stages of formulation. Talking to a private news channel, she said that new opportunities and avenues would be ensured in the budget. She said that additional funds will be provided for education and health […]
COAS tells PM to settle Panama issue forthwith on May 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif Tuesday told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resolve the issue of Panama leaks without wasting any further time as Pakistan was facing not only internal challenges but also numerous external threats, a private TV channel claimed through its sources. The two leaders, who met after almost one-and-a-half […]
Date factory on January 18, 2014Sir: Turbat is an agricultural city of Balochistan and dates are its speciality. The city produces a vast variety of dates and in a large quantity. But unfortunately most of the residents of Turbat, involved in farming, are leading a pitiful life, literally living from hand to mouth. They wait the entire year for the […]