ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan is hearing the case related to the boundary dispute between Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the residents of GB’s area, Thor, have requested the…
–Finance Minister Umar says tariff increase will generate additional Rs130bn, will not affect 70pc consumers –Asserts no conditions attached to Saudi bailout, Pakistan to plan for IMF after receiving estimates of financial…
—PM Khan against burdening masses with increase in power tariff, orders alternative solutions —Asks officials to work on tariff rationalisation, curtailing line losses and electricity theft ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC),…
—Govt defers matter as authorities asked to work on tariff rationalisation, curtailing line losses and electricity theft —Energy ministry says improvement in distribution, transmission systems requires time, investment —ECC to meet again…
—The Asia Pacific Group (APG) has reportedly identified loopholes in real-estate brokerages where large business transactions have remained outside the ambit of legal records. ISLAMABAD: With the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force…
ISLAMABAD: Media management at the Ministry of Planning and Development is in a mess ever since the new government took over as confusion prevails over the roles of various officials working for…
–Finance Minister Asad Umar says Pakistan will contemplate all other options if bailout terms are unacceptable –Admits former FM Ishaq Dar had no option but to approach IMF due to Pakistan’s poor…
–Anti-graft body to investigate alleged financial embezzlement of billions in land purchase, rehabilitation affectees ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had decided to investigate the alleged financial embezzlement of billions of rupees in the…
–Ministry of Science and Technology starts departmental inquiry against corruption in import/export ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started an inquiry into the illegal appointments and promotions in the Ministry of…
–‘Pakistan’s enemies exploiting regional issues against CPEC, Diamer-Bhasha Dam’ ISLAMABAD: In a surprising revelation, a young nationalist has exposed a ‘plot’ against the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Addressing…
— BoI chairman hesitant in assuming office as Saudi team visits seeking investment opportunities ISLAMABAD: While the Saudi Investment team was looking at investment opportunities in Pakistan, the Board of Investment (BoI)…
ISLAMABAD: With Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) expediting work on the much delayed Diamer-Bhasha Dam after special interest taken by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, it has requested the…
ISLAMABAD: A BS-20 officer on Friday stole the wallet of an official of the Kuwaiti delegation that arrived in the country to attend the two-day Pakistan-Kuwait Joint Ministerial Commission meeting. According to the…
ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking charge as the federal minister for finance and economic affairs, ruling party’s key leader Asad Umar has forwarded a list of 27 different projects for the federal capital to…
–NA Opp leader criticises PTI govt for imposing Rs183bn taxes, burdening nation by increasing gas prices –Says slashing of PSDP funds will affect education, health, infrastructure and even CPEC –Criticises govt’s decision…
–PTI GB President Raja Jalal likely to be the next governor ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Governor Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan on Friday resigned from his post following the demand by the federal government. According…
ISLAMABAD: The outgoing chief justice of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Supreme Appellate Court (SAC), Justice Rana Shamim, may lose his pension as the office of the GB accountant general (AG) has raised legal…
