The writer is a member of the staff at the Islamabad Bureau. He can be reached at [email protected]
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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 Developmen
NATIONALGovt 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:<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/27/an-unsurprising-rs5-9tr-populist-budget/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL--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
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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 m
NATIONALResult of 6th census likely to be finalised without audit due to time constraintISLAMABAD: The demand of some political parties for the audit of the 6th national census conducted in 2017 may n
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/04/nab-gb-office-files-references-against-8-health-department-officials/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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 o
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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 as the Ministry of Sta
NATIONALMinistry restores suspended staff over record tamperingISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the allegations of State Minister for Science and Technology (MoST) Mir Dostain Khan Domki regarding illegal
NATIONALSenate body directs NAB to complete investigation in Rs480bn circular debt case in next 120 daysISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday claimed that it would be c
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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
NATIONALGB gets observer status in CCI, NEC, ECNECThere is no mention of repealing of the council in a press release of meeting issued by PM’s HouseISLAMABAD: In a bid to introduce reforms in th
