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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 […]
The PML-N government faces the first and huge embarrassment in the Supreme Court over its decision to increase the petroleum products and also hike in the GST. The apex court heard a suo moto case regarding increase in petroleum prices summoned FBR officials to clarify the situation. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar […]
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 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 Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) government will present its first federal budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 on Wednesday. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will present the budget in the National Assembly. PML-N leaders say that the new budget focuses on revival of economy‚ energy crisis‚ reducing non development expenditure and to give relief to […]
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 […]
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 […]
