Dar reiterates govt’s resolve to proceed privatization process

ISLAMABAD :Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday expressed resolve of the government to proceed further for the privatization of loss-making entities. He also impressed upon the Privatization Commission to frame up modalities to overcome bottlenecks hampering the smooth expeditious privatization. He further extended his full support and cooperation. He […]

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CM constitutes provincial task force for road safety

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has constituted a provincial task force for road safety. He chaired a meeting on Saturday in which steps being taken for the road safety came under review. The CM said the task force would prepare a comprehensive plan of action for prevention of traffic accidents and prompt steps would […]

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Protest call by Imran rejected by public: Rana Sana Ullah

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan on Saturday said that people had totally rejected the protest call of Imran Khan and the irresponsible attitude of Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Isnaf (PTI) after the Wazirabad incident. In a statement, the minister said that the non-participation of the people in the protest, apart from dozens of workers, had proven that […]

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Dar stresses on providing maximum relief to poor segment of society

ISLAMABAD :Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Saturday directed the Ministry of Industries and Production to formulate a comprehensive model under which maximum relief may be provided to the least endowed segment on priority. Chairing a meeting here to review the prime minister’s relief package through Utility Stores Corporation (USC), Dar said the […]

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First winter rain lashes twin cities; turns weather cold

ISLAMABAD:First winter rain lashed different parts of the country including twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad turning the weather cold and compelling citizens to wear warm and cozy clothes. In the twin cities, the rain-wind-thunderstorm of light to moderate intensity started on Saturday evening, as per the forecast of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), and […]

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Anjuman Auqaf pays tributes to Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA)

ISLAMABAD: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Anjuman Auqaf of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, has paid glowing tributes to the renowned saint and scholar of Islam, Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) on his urs. According to reporter, Anjuman Auqaf in a statement in Srinagar, on behalf of its incarcerated head Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, termed […]

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Construction of boundary wall in Alpuri graveyard inaugurated

SHANGLA: Mayor Tehsil Alpuri Waqar Ahmed Khan here on Saturday inaugurated the construction of a boundary wall in an old graveyard situated in Kokar Baba area. Speaking on the occasion, Waqar said that a total of Rs1.9 million funds have been allocated under which 27 Kanal land would be covered. He said after the completion […]

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