ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday rejected an apology tendered by the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) prosecutor general (PG) and director general (DG) over arresting a suspect from the apex court premises. A three-member SC bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case and ordered disciplinary action against the officials involved in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has signed Election Ordinance (Third Amendment) 2021, under Article 89 of the Constitution of Pakistan, binding the elected members to take oath within sixty days of the commencement of first sitting of the maiden session of legislature. The amendment was made to section 72 of the Election Act 2017. According […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed to take all the stakeholders into confidence for further improvement in the law and order situation in Balochistan. With the historic development package presented for the province for the first time, the government was taking measures for the progress and prosperity of the people of Balochistan, he […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has successfully developed and rolled out a new module in WeBOC system for Online Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) authorization application. This facility can be availed by the exporters after getting registered in the WeBOC system, said a press release issued by FBR here. In this regard, a new feature […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Syed Taha Aziz Magrabi Wednesday joined the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) of Pakistan as the Managing Director. He has more than 17 years of professional experience spread across multiple functions including sales, operations, marketing strategy and general management, said a press release issued by USC. Syed Taha is a business graduate from Lahore University […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday cautioned the West of the serious consequences of abandoning Afghanistan which could result in civil war and economic collapse. In an interview with Sky News, the foreign minister stressed upon the West to engage with Taliban because otherwise, Afghanistan could descend into another chaos. He said: “It […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar Wednesday said the Ehsaas Education Stipends program, with higher incentive for girls, will encourage parents to send their children, particularly girls to schools. The SAPM was briefing the Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on the countrywide launch of Ehsaas […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Wednesday asked National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Chairman Javed Latif to make his position clear over the proposed framework of Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA). He said the committee was set to discuss the proposed initiative in its upcoming meeting and his […]
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