Category: Government

SIALKOT: Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sialkot Ghulam Sarwar recovered 130 bags of government flour from an illegal hoarder during a crackdown in Pakki Kotli, Sialkot.During the operation, on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Sialkot to prevent ill…

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety with the status of Minister of State Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday said the coalition government had taken difficult decisions to save the country’s economy fro…

MULTAN:Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Capt (Retd) Saqib Zafar said the government was spending billions of rupees on the rehabilitation of flood victims and restoration of infrastructure in the affected areas.He expressed these views during a …

KARACHI:Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh on Thursday said that 0.2 million solar power systems will be provided at subsidised rates for the promotion of low-cost renewable energy across the province.It was decided in a meeting with the World Bank de…

ISLAMABAD:Various civil society organizations have appreciated the government’s decision to increase taxes on cigarettes, terming it the most effective way to reduce tobacco consumption in the country. According to their representatives, the approval of SRO by the government in this regard aimed to increase excise tax on cigarettes is a highly commendable move and the […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said that the incumbent government was taking various steps for their welfare and to resolve the issues of expatriates on a priority basis.The minister…

MUZAFFARABAD:Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has launched an initiative worth 22 million USD to enrol out-of-school children with the cooperation of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Qatar Foundation.The initiative is the vision of AJK Pri…

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the federal government to submit report on the transfer of former Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Ghulam Mahmood Dogar.A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Ju…