ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, while expressing the hope that fast track construction of power projects would significantly help overcome the energy crisis, said that addressing the energy shortfall was…
ZURICH: The formal sessions of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting will begin Tuesday (today) and would be opened by Swiss President Doris Leuthard along with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif…
Dr Salman’s brother says, ‘Until we have some tangible evidence, one must not blame any institution’ Ch Nisar says efforts aimed at recovering missing persons are underway; cautions controversy shouldn’t be created…
The government is considering offering another amnesty scheme to the people who have stashed their money abroad in offshore companies as well as in the real estate ventures. A source privy…
Brings regulatory authorities under respective ministries By Ahmad Ahmadani Without making necessary amendments in the rules, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) government has surprisingly ended the sovereignty of five regulatory bodies and…
Chairman Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Senator Mushahid Hussain has said that the government has accepted his committee’s proposals for the inclusion of Keti Bunder and FATA in the…
Chairman of Abbottabad Commission Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal has demanded that the commission report be made public emphasising that the commission has identified those responsible for the incident. Speaking to media, Javed Iqbal…
Young doctors decided to end the week-long strike after their demands have been accepted by the government. The doctors staged massive protests against central induction policy and over reservations on employment criteria in…
The government is in process of preparing a pilot project on National Zero Hunger and Family Farming Programme which would be implemented in food insecure areas. National Zero Hunger Cell in…
Appointment of CEO, Secretary, Selection Board, seed money pending with PM Secretariat PM had announced in 2013 to construct 500,000 housing units each year under scheme Three years passed, the provision…
Proposed amendment gives right of appeal against SC judgment PPP’s numbers in the Senate places it in crucial position MIAN ABRAR The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has begun contacting opposition parties, in…
Pakistan’s Islamic banks are introducing new products and adjusting policies to take advantage of government incentives designed to boost growth in the industry. Sharia-compliant banks in the country, the world’s second most…
Almost every journalist has come down hard on civilian, military leadership for taking a harsh decision against a journalist which some claim is like shooting the messenger Around Monday midnight, Cyril Almeida,…
The government and the real estate sector are close to signing an agreement over the contentious issue of taxing gains from property investment. The government and the real estate sector is expected…
The Supreme Court Wednesday (today) sought the reply from the Federal Government and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) over Pakistan Army’s media cell. A two-member bench of the apex court, comprising…
The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of “bacha bazi” — paedophilic boy play — to infiltrate security…
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) government is determined to eliminate child labour from Punjab. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad…
