The writer is a member of the staff at the Islamabad Bureau. He can be reached at [email protected]
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/14/media-management-in-a-mess-at-planning-ministry-after-change-of-govt/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL—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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/14/finance-ministry-developing-fatf-compliant-proposals/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/13/us-to-examine-chinese-debt-before-decision-on-imf-loan-for-pakistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/12/nab-to-probe-graft-in-land-acquisition-for-diamer-bhasha-dam/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/07/nab-initiates-inquiry-into-illegal-appointments-corruption-in-most/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–‘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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/06/young-gb-nationalist-exposes-plot-against-cpec/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL— 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)<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/02/red-tape-lack-of-information-irks-saudi-investment-delegation/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/02/diamer-bhasha-dam-wapda-requests-caa-to-start-air-service-at-chilas-airstrip/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/28/grade-20-officer-caught-stealing-kuwaiti-delegates-money/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: 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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/25/asad-seeks-27-different-projects-for-islamabad/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/24/shehbaz-warns-govt-against-making-changes-to-cpec/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/14/gb-governor-mir-ghazanfar-resigns/" title="Read more" >...</a>
