
PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar proposed a three point frame work to release the creative energies of the people for resolving energy crisis, restoring peace and accelerating growth and investment instead of resorting to coercive regulatory and taxation measures. Participating in the discussion on the budget today he said that taking the bull of […]

Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah said on Saturday the new budget envisages no relief measures for the poor‚ farmers and labourers. Opening debate in the budget he said it was the first budget of the PML-N government and it would have been pro-poor and people friendly. He […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman‚ Imran Khan who arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for the first time since he had been injured, visited family of a slain party worker in Rawalpindi. He told reporters that he will pursue the case and will ensure the affected family should get justice. Earlier‚ doctors at the Shaukhat Khanum hospital […]

The twelve members of KPK cabinet took oath in Peshawar on Thursday. The portfolios will be announced later. Governor Engineer Shaukatullah administered the oath to the new cabinet. The ruling coalition allies succeeded to finalize the cabinet late Wednesday. Seven of the total 15 ministers are from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Shaukat Yousafzai, Shah Farman, […]

Aamir Atlas fails to make himself available for WSF World Team Squash Championship which being held in France from 09 to 15 June. Despite a clear offer by President Pakistan Squash Federation Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, for granting waiver from trials citing reasons of unfitness, he declined to be available for WSF […]

President Asif Ali Zardari Monday used his parliamentary speech to call for an end to political confrontation to effective deal with the daunting challenges. “We cannot afford confrontation and need reconciliation,” President Zardari said in his address to the joint session of the parliament. The President’s address marks beginning of the first […]

Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday said the government is committed to address the issue of power load shedding. In his inaugural address to the first meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad‚ he said the government will take all possible measures to improve the electricity supply situation and reduce load shedding in […]

Balochistan Chief Minister Dr. Abdul Maalik Sunday promised to take all possible steps to restore peace in the province and put the province on the path of progress and prosperity. In his maiden address at the Provincial Assembly session in Quetta on Sunday‚ he invited all the armed organizations in the province to […]

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that the federal budget will presented in the National Assembly on June 12. “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved presentation of the budget on June 12. I will present the budget in the National Assembly,” he told the newsmen in Islamabad. Ishaq Dar said that a comprehensive […]

Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch was on Saturday elected Chief Minister of Balochistan unopposed. He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), National Party (NP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). JUI-F also announced support that led to his election unopposed. As no other candidate filed nomination papers for the slot today […]

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, in his maiden speech to the parliament on Thursday, listed some major challenges his new government faces and pledged to find out solution. Sharif particularly listed terrorism, lawlessness, power shortage, economic recession, rampant corruption, bad image of the country, unemployment and price hike as the daunting challenges. The govt […]

Portfolios of the members of 25-member Federal Cabinet were allocated late Friday, an official notification said hours after the ministers were sworn in. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the Ministers and Ministers of State at a ceremony at Presidency Friday afternoon. The Cabinet comprises sixteen Ministers and nine Ministers of […]