Widespread rain/thunderstorm is expected in Upper Sindh‚ Southeastern Balochistan and southern Punjab while at scattered places of Upper/Central Punjab Islamabad‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ Southern Sindh‚ Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during next 24 hours, the met office says. Widespread dust-thunderstorm/rain occurred in Punjab‚ Islamabad‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ Upper Sindh‚ Eastern Balochistan and Kashmir during the last twenty-four hours. […]
Clerks across Pakistan and Azad Kashmir will observe strike on Friday to protest against the PML-N gov’t failure to increase salaries of the government employees. Haji Irshad, President All Pakistan Clerks Association, says that the clerks will observe pen-down strike against the budget. He said the association will also hold an emergency meeting […]
The PML-N government Wednesday increased the defence allocation in its budget for fiscal 2013-14 to 627 billion rupees (around 6.32 billion US dollars), making nearly 15 per cent hike over the outlay for the current fiscal, which ends on June 30th. The allocation for the three defence services amounted to 15.73 per cent […]
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday presented budget with a total outlay of 3‚591 billion rupees for the financial year 2013-14. Presenting the budget before the National Assembly, he said the budget has been designed to ensure a progressive way to revive and strengthen the national economy. “This involves stability in all fields‚ creation […]
The Human Rights Committee of the Senate Wednesday decided to give one last chance to the Defence Ministry to furnish its views June 30 on the draft legislation that seeks to vest in them legal powers to the state agencies and balances the same with a measure of civilian and parliamentary oversight. It also decided […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has nullified all appointments and transfers made during caretaker government. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry announced the verdict in Islamabad Wednesday. The apex court ordered setting up of a three-member commission for new appointments in corporations and autonomous bodies. The court observed that the caretaker […]
The PML-N will present its first federal budget of nearly Rs 3.4 trillion for the fiscal year 2013-14 later on Wednesday. Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar will present the budget in the National Assembly in the afternoon. PML-N leaders say the National Budget envisages revival economy, overcoming challenges at economic front particularly resolving the energy crisis […]
The government has prepared a road map for economic revival as economy is as big a challenge as terrorism, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday. Releasing economic survey at a news conference in Islamabad he said an aggressive plan has been prepared to eliminate the circular debt at the earliest. He said licenses […]
Pakistan has conveyed serious concern to India over violation of the country’s airspace by two Indian aircraft over Punjab province, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry said two Indian high speed (fighter) aircraft had intruded four kilometres into the Head Sulemanki Tuesday morning. The aircraft stayed in Pakistani air space […]
President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday appointed Muhammad Khan Achakzai, brother of Mehmood Khan Achakzai, as Governor Balochistan. The decision was taken on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Muhammad is the elder brother of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) senior vice president Mehmood Khan Achakzai. On June 9, the president accepted resignation of Balochistan […]
Bill Gates has offered to assist Pakistan in health sector in a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the PM office said Tuesday. Dr. Waqar Ajmal Special Representative of Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation for Afghanistan and Pakistan called on the Prime Minister and delivered the letter. Mr. Bill Gates congratulated the Prime […]
Pakistan Air Force says that two Indian aircraft violated the country’s airspace and entered the country’s Punjab province on Tuesday. “Two high speed Indian aircraft violated Pakistani Airspace by 03 nautical miles at about 1040 hours in Attari, Fazilka sector. The aircraft stayed inside Pakistani airspace for about 02 minutes,” a PAF spokesman said. […]