AJK PM loves foreign trips on February 19, 2017ISLAMABAD: AJK Prime Minister Farooq Haider has ‘spent’ millions from the national exchequer on his foreign trips and he is once again ready to fly with his family. On one hand, he is famous for delivering lectures on austerity, but on the other hand he has submitted an application in the Foreign Affairs Ministry that […]
AJK parties vow to work for youth on February 18, 2017ISLAMABAD: Major political parties on the Youth Policy Dialogue organised by the Centre for Peace, Development and Reforms (CPDR) in collaboration with the British Council, made assurances to work towards a comprehensive youth policy. Chaudhry Saeed, Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs applauded the efforts of civil society and political parties in building a […]
AJK parties vow to work for youth on February 18, 2017ISLAMABAD: Major political parties on the Youth Policy Dialogue organised by Centre for Peace, Development and Reforms (CPDR) in collaboration with the British Council Pakistan, assured to work for a comprehensive youth policy. Chaudhry Saeed, minister for sports, culture and youth affairs applauded the efforts of civil society and political parties in building consensus on […]
AJK minister has unique plan for womens varsity on February 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: AJK Minister for Forests Akbar Khan has a ‘unique’ plan to construct administrative and academic blocks for the women university Bagh; some 13 kilometers away from each other. The Higher Education Commission has allocated Rs 880 million for the first phase of the campus, which is currently functioning in a rented building. Sources said […]
Ministry of Planning and WAPDA not interested in environmental assessment of project on February 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The environmental study of the 969 megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project was not completed and this can pose a potential threat to the area. The Azad Jammu & Kashmir government has told the federal government several times that the clauses in the agreement must be implemented, yet the Ministry of Planning and WAPDA did not […]
Revised cost of Islamabad-Dhudial railway line jumps to Rs 125m on February 10, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The revised estimated cost of laying of 106km railway line between Islamabad and Dhudial (AJK) reached Rs 125 million. In 2014 the cost of feasibility study of the project was Rs 60 million. Documents revealed that the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved Rs 125 million from the Public Sector Development Programme […]
AJK premier’s China funding claim proves to be a white lie on February 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Farooq Haider’s claim regarding funding of the Mansehra-Muzaffarabad-Mangla road by China has proved to be false, as the Planning Commission has refuted the claim. A news item was released by the press secretary to the AJK PM on Tuesday, claiming that China has approved funds for the […]
AJK PM commits massacre of merit on February 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: All the claims made by AJK Prime Minister (PM) Raja Farooq Haider on good governance and adherence to norms of merit have proved merely an eyewash. Sources told Daily Times that the AJK PM has appointed his close relative Tariq Shula as the secretary works in violation of merit. This has concerned the senior […]
AJK PM commits massacre of merit on February 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: All the claims made by AJK Prime Minister (PM) Raja Farooq Haider on good governance and adherence to norms of merit have proved merely an eyewash. Sources told Daily Times that the AJK PM has appointed his close relative Tariq Shula as the secretary works in violation of merit. This has concerned the senior […]
Adviser to PM blackmailing AJK PM for ignoring nepotism on January 20, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister Asif Sheraz Rathore has started to blackmail the Azad Jammu and Kashmir PM for not appointing people of the advisor’s choice. A forged case was registered against vice president of PML-N Azad Kashmir Sardar Tahir Anwar but after the issuance of notification of Zulfiqar Malick, the case was […]