NATIONALFBR chief Shabbar Zaidi to go on indefinite leave
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi will go on an indefinite leave on health grounds, Pakistan Today has learnt.According to sources, the FBR chief has informed Prime
Jan 30, 2020
NATIONALPARC reinstates officials fired on corruption charges
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), an attached department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, has reinstated officials who were earlier fired on corruptio
Jan 27, 2020
NATIONALCabinet to allow construction of high-rise buildings in four major cities
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to give permission for the construction of high-rise buildings in four major cities in compliance with international aviation laws.Sources informed Pakis
Jan 13, 2020
NATIONALPM, traders to discuss tax matters on 20th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold an important meeting with the All Pakistan Traders Association (APTA) at the Prime Minister House on Jan 20 wherein he will announce concessions for th
Jan 11, 2020
NATIONALOver 0.2m Pakistanis have whitened black money through amnesty schemes
ISLAMABAD: At least 215,317 wealthy Pakistanis have availed five amnesty schemes during the past five years to whiten their black money which was parked abroad in offshore accounts.Documents revea
Jan 9, 2020
NATIONALOver 44,000 removed BISP beneficiaries own vehicles
--Documents reveal 820,165 excluded beneficiaries were living affluently as over 0.3m had travelled abroadISLAMABAD: 820,165 beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), who were remo
Dec 25, 2019
NATIONALFederal, Punjab bureaucracies undergo major overhaul yet again
--Wajid Zia appointed as FIA director general, ex-Punjab chief secretary Yousaf Khokhar posted as interior secretary--Punjab sees reshuffling of several commissioners, deputy commissioners and dis
Nov 29, 2019
NATIONALPM to overhaul bureaucracy amid mismanagement, corruption
ISLAMABAD: Amid poor governance and subsequent increase in criticism, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has decided to overhaul civil service at federal and provincial levels.Prime Min
Nov 26, 2019
LAHOREHED female officer transferred under questionable circumstances
LAHORE: Punjab government has transferred the Punjab Higher Education Department's (HED) female officer who had levelled workplace harassment allegations against the HED Deputy Secretary (Staff) Dr
Nov 24, 2019
NATIONALPunjab HED officer accused of workplace harassment
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) Female Deputy Secretary (Establishment) Rahimeen Akram has levelled allegations of workplace harassment against HED Deputy Secretary (Staff) Dr
Nov 16, 2019
ISLAMABADCabinet decides to separate CDA board from management
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to separate the management and the board of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to end any conflict of interest.CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmad presen
Oct 22, 2019
NATIONALDCs identify over 100,000 kanal of benami land
ISLAMABAD: The deputy commissioners (DCs) have identified more than 100,000 kanal of benami land worth billions of rupees, it emerged on Sunday.Sources disclosed that DCs have submitted a report t
Oct 20, 2019