Experts for including environmental security in national security policy on June 6, 2022The environmentalists are of the view thatin developing nations like Pakistan, planetary climatic changes have acted as a threat multipliers and it’s high timethat the country needs to expand horizon of its national security policy by including environmental security. Daily Times talked to some relevant experts on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022, which […]
HEC fails to frame policy on fee of universities on June 4, 2022The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has failed to make a single policy to set benchmark regarding steep soaring fee by the universities. On the other hand, the commission actively uses Vice Chancellors of all public sector universities to build pressure on the government to “refrain” from reducing HEC’s annual budget 2022-23. Daily Times has learnt […]
PIMS never signed any MoU for paid software: ministry on June 2, 2022Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has never signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) against Rs 950 million for development of its data-base system, said Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Wednesday. While talking to Daily Times, the ministry spokesperson Sajid Hussain Shah said that during tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) when Dr Faisal […]
FD defies PM’s directive for minimum salary bracket of Rs25,000 on June 2, 2022In contrary to government’s decision to increase daily-wage salary to Rs 25,000 per month, the Federal Directorate of Education’s (FDE) so for failed to comply the executive decision of the state. Moreover, hundreds of daily-wage workers at the directorate are also not being paid since the last many months, Daily Times has learnt reliably. Prime […]
NA speaker summons Imran, other PTI MNAs to confirm resignations on May 31, 2022The National Assembly (NA) speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday invited all Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members who had tendered resignation from their seats in the house for verification regarding voluntary character and genuineness of their resignation letters. According to the letters sent by NA secretariat available with Daily Times, the speaker called all such members […]
Senate also clears bills on accountability, EVMs on May 28, 2022Amid protest and slogans by the opposition, the Senate Friday passed the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to scrap electronic voting in elections and restrain overseas Pakistanis from participating in elections. Earlier, both bills were approved by the National Assembly on Thursday without resistance. During the […]
Law-breakers will not be spared: Asif on May 25, 2022Those who are condemning the PTI leaders’ arrest today were silent yesterday when the PML-N leaders were being maltreated by the then political leadership, said Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif while speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly. In response to a point raised by GDA member Dr Fehmida Mirza regarding the […]
NIRM charging Rs20,000 as ‘software fee’ from patients on May 23, 2022The National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM) administration is on a looting spree as wretched patients are forced to pay thousands of rupees in the name of software fee, Daily Times has learnt reliably. As per the available information , NIRM charges Rs 20,000 from each patient being treated for surgery as software charges which […]
National Assembly session again adjourned due to lack of quorum on May 18, 2022Lack of interest and absenteeism marred proceedings of the National Assembly (NA) as the house once again adjourned due to lack of quorum. First the session started with a delay of almost two hours. At the outset of proceedings, Deputy Speaker Zahid Durrani, who was chairing, gave the floor to Abdul Akbar Chitrali. Chitrali expressed […]
NA passes resolution against President Alvi on May 12, 2022The government on Wednesday passed a resolution in the National Assembly (NA) with majority to ‘condemn’ President Dr Arif Alvi for allegedly violating the Constitution by delaying and then rejecting the Prime Minister`s advice regarding the removal of the Punjab governor. The resolution was tabled in the house which met under chairmanship of Speaker Raja […]