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NATIONALISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday released Rs9 billion to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to make sure that the security situation is good during the upcoming general elections. Sources told this scribe<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/19/govt-releases-rs9-billion-to-ecp-for-elections-security/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation in Peshawar has dismissed sepoy Aamir Shabbir who was posted at Field Investigation Unit (FIU), Mardan for being absent from his place of duty, following<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/17/official-accuses-customs-dg-of-corruption-after-dismissal/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Election 2018ISLAMABAD: The seat from the National Assembly NA-15 constituency in Abbottabad has come under the spotlight as disgruntled leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders are campaigning<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/17/pml-n-pti-leaders-get-dissident-canvassing-for-independents-in-na-15/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Election 2018–Manifestos of PML-N and MMA keep mum over restructuring bureaucratic set-up –PPP aims to establish task force for reforms comprising stakeholders, experts Pakistan Today examined the manifestos of major political parties ahead<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/15/political-parties-fail-to-chart-out-civil-bureaucracy-reforms/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Election 2018Masood Rabera, Khalilur Rehman considered strong candidates compared to Samsam Bukhari, Nadeem Rabera ISLAMABAD: A tough competition is expected between two independent candidates in Okara’s NA-141 constituency of the National Assembly although the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/07/independents-to-give-a-tough-time-to-pml-n-pti-in-okaras-na-141/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: Federal government appointed a blue eyed officer of powerful group of bureaucracy, Hamza Shafqaat, the new Deputy Commissioner (DC), Islamabad.The new Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad H
NATIONAL--Caretaker setup considering to transfer SBP governor, federal ombudsperson, AGP ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Saturday withheld the decision of removing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The former Principle Information Officer (PIO) Rao Tehsin has moved Islamabad High Court (IHC) over not being notified as Radio Pakistan DG despite a notification, asking criminal proceedin
BusinessISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government borrowed USD2.3 billion in additional loans and grants against the budget estimate in the 11 months of the current fiscal year to repay the previous loans.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/06/25/pml-n-govt-borrowed-2-3b-in-additional-loans-grants-in-fy2017-18/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALTough contest expected in NA-142 between PML-N’s wealthy Riazul Haq against PTI’s Rao HassanISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) candidate from NA-142 Okara, Rao Hassan Sikandar, c
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: Three contenders – considered ‘close’ to the outgoing government’ – have emerged the hot favourite for the slot of the deputy commissioner (DC) in Islamabad.PSO to prime mini
NATIONAL--Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar to head privatisation ministry, Interior Minister Azam Khan to supervise housing ministryISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on Wednesday chaired
