–Met office asks citizens to avoid burning tyres, garbage to counter smog LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment Mian Aslam Iqbal on Thursday said the government was adopting adequate measures to…
LARKANA: Sindh Local Bodies (LB) Minister Saeed Ghani on Sunday said that no officer in Sindh can work independently due to fear of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) actions. “NAB has targeted Sindh…
Indian union minister MJ Akbar, who has been accused of sexual harassment by over 10 women, has resigned from his post. In a statement that was tweeted by news agency ANI, Akbar said…
KARACHI: Pakistani actress and singer Sanam Saeed on Tuesday congratulated Zulfi Bukhari on his appointment as Prime Minister’s (PM) Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis. On Monday, Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, a close aide of PM…
— Aamer Mehmood Kiani says govt will increase funds and human resources to bring improvements in patient care ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani said on Saturday that no compromise would be…
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Friday reviewed the progress made regarding the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) action plan. While chairing a meeting of National Executive Committee (NEC),…
— Info minister says independent media is essential for strengthening of democracy and nurturing of democratic values in the society ISLAMABAD: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhary said on Friday that…
ISLAMABAD: In order to implement its manifesto in true spirit, the federal government has constituted a 12-member committee which would decide the fate of heritage buildings including the Prime Minister House, Chief Minister and…
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone’s former vice-president and an ex-minister were arrested on corruption charges on Thursday, a day after a report alleged “rampant” graft in the previous regime. Victor Bockarie Foh, who served…
KARACHI: Sindh Caretaker Information Minister Jamil Yousuf assured the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) to revamp the advertisement distribution policy and payment system in order to ensure transparency in the Sindh Information…
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information and Law Minister Barrister Ali Zafar Thursday said that the government cannot interfere in legal actions taken by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) under its mandate. The minister was…
Ali Zafar says free, fair and transparent elections will be held as per schedule LAHORE: Caretaker Minister for Information and Law Barrister Ali Zafar has ruled out delay in the upcoming general…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Muhammad Balighur Rehman took strong notice of the incident of harassment of students by a teacher. According to a press release on Thursday, he…
MURREE: A union council (UC) chairman and 30 other people were booked by the police for allegedly attacking Punjab Minister for Labour and Manpower Raja Ishfaq Sarwar. The minister had been elected from Kotli Sattian…
COPENHAGEN: A spokeswoman for Denmark’s government says remarks by the country’s hardliner immigration minister that some working Muslims pose a safety hazard because of dawn-to-dusk fasting during Ramadan do not represent the…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Saira Afzal Tarar chaired a special session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean region countries in Geneva to elect the new regional head of the organization.…
LARKANA: Provincial home minister Suhail Anwar Siyal commended the efforts of the Larkana police for “resolving the rape-murder case of 9-year Saima Jarwar.” He was talking to newsmen after offering condolence to…
