The writer is a member of Pakistan Today's Islamabad bureau. He can be reached at [email protected].
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), which is known as the most credible recruiting agency in the country, has favoured a blue-eyed candidate on an important seat by violating the set rules<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/05/fpsc-flouts-rules-to-accommodate-blue-eyed-on-important-post/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Incumbent customs intelligence DG keeps two govt residences, one in Islamabad and other in Karachi ISLAMABAD: The Estate Office, a government organisation working under the Ministry of Housing and Works, has allotted<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/05/housing-ministry-allots-more-than-one-residence-to-blue-eyed-officers/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALPPC likely to be upgraded as a strategic communication centre for research analysis, support to govt departments ISLAMABAD: The government transferred the Pakistan Peace Collective (PPC) from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/29/govt-transfers-ppc-to-nacta-to-counter-violent-extremism/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division (ED) is likely to challenge the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict in a case pertaining to the promotion of more than 50 senior bureaucrats, who had been superseded and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/28/ed-likely-to-challenge-ihc-verdict-in-senior-bureaucrats-promotion-case/" title="Read more" >...</a>
KARACHIKARACHI: Sindh local government (LG) secretary on Monday cancelled the promotion of 11 Hyderabad Municipal Cooperation (HMC) officials who were promoted to office superintendent from lari driver, legal advisor (Bs-18) from junior<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/24/sindh-lg-secy-cancels-promotions-of-11-hmc-officers/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL—FBR proposes 5 to 10% regulatory duty and 1% customs duty on hundreds of imported items, including cars —Also recommends ending income tax exemption for salaried persons ISLAMABAD: The federal government is<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/17/govt-set-to-impose-rs100bn-taxes-in-mini-budget/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Despite expiry of their tenures, a total of 173 officers from different provinces are still serving on deputations at important posts in the federal secretariat, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources told<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/16/173-officers-on-deputation-still-occupying-posts-despite-expiry-of-tenure/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Authority says termination part of PM’s austerity drive; later claims it is due to ‘administrative reasons’ ISLAMABAD: In sheer violation of the incumbent government’s policy to provide employment to youth, National Counter Terrorism<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/14/nacta-takes-austerity-measures-terminates-41-interns/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Bureau investigates issuance of 70% rights shares at premium of Rs2 ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started an inquiry against Bank of Punjab (BoP) on the issuance of 70 per<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/10/nab-initiates-inquiry-against-bop-on-a-defaulters-complaint/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL–Officer says repeated complaints about Nadeem Riaz’s behaviour were ignored by relevant authorities ISLAMABAD: A female official of the Foreign Affairs Ministry has moved the federal ombudsman’s office against Pakistan’s Ambassador to Italy<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/08/pakistans-envoy-to-italy-accused-of-sexually-harassing-female-officer/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Senior police officials, including Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kaleem Imam, neither ordered the transfer of former Pakpattan district police officer (DPO) Rizwan Gondal nor asked him to seek an<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/01/igp-never-asked-pakpattan-dpo-to-apologise-to-maneka-inquiry-report/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Secretary to Prime Minister Azam Khan was allotted a bungalow in a posh sector of Islamabad designated for the chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) in violation of rules, Pakistan Today has<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/31/pms-secretary-allotted-cda-chairmans-bungalow-in-violation-of-rules/" title="Read more" >...</a>
