–Gilgit-Baltistan Order-2018 set to be passed this month gives prime minister immunity from courts ISLAMABAD: The drive to further empower Gilgit Baltistan through constitutional reforms has finally turned to be disempowerment of the…
-Standing Committee on Planning decides to approach Senate chairman to register complaint ISLAMABAD: Showing concerns over the attitude of senior officials in various ministries, especially in finance and planning, Senate Standing Committee on…
Sirajul Haq demands Rs500 billion for Karachi’s development ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday was informed that the current Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had obtained record loans that will…
–Finance minister says Planning Ministry had recommended the project, that will be constructed just a short distance away from border with India ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Saturday said that the…
Miftah says govt has secured $1bn financing to help raise forex reserves, confident of achieving 11% growth Says federal budget includes incentives as well as revenue generating measures Finance minister may contest…
Govt raises defence spending to Rs1.1tr, as budget outlay witnesses 16.2% increase than last year 10% ad-hoc relief allowance proposed for civil and armed forces employees, 10% increase across-the-board proposed for pensioners ISLAMABAD:…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has presented the total national development outlay of Rs2,043 billion for the financial year 2018-19. As per the budget documents, the total Public Sector Development Programme 2018-19 has…
–Summary for constitutional and administrative reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan submitted to PM ISLAMABAD: After an exercise of over three years, the federal government has finally shown red signal to Gilgit Baltistan (GB) saying…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday announced a reduction in the income tax percentage. The move is primarily aimed at clamping down on tax evaders in an effort to bring…
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has accelerated its activities in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and has filed a reference against senior officials of the health department. The regional office of NAB in Gilgit on Wednesday filed a…
Result of 6th census likely to be finalised without audit due to time constraint ISLAMABAD: The demand of some political parties for the audit of the 6th national census conducted in 2017…
ISLAMABAD: As the government was releasing funds for development projects despite huge budget deficit and financial constraints, the members of National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Planning on Wednesday criticised the government of…
ISLAMABAD: The demand of some political parties related to audit of the 6th national census conducted in 2017 might not be met and the results would be finalised by end of April…
Ministry restores suspended staff over record tampering ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the allegations of State Minister for Science and Technology (MoST) Mir Dostain Khan Domki regarding illegal appointments in the ministry, the…
Senate body directs NAB to complete investigation in Rs480bn circular debt case in next 120 days ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday claimed that it would be completing an investigation into the Multan…
ISLAMABAD: After the dramatic change of government in Balochistan, PPP on Sunday announced that had decided to submit a motion of no-confidence in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) against Chief Minister Hafeezur Rehman, who enjoys…
GB gets observer status in CCI, NEC, ECNEC There is no mention of repealing of the council in a press release of meeting issued by PM’s House ISLAMABAD: In a bid to…
