ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday is likely to choose a new director-general for Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) from the proposed panel and Dr Muhammad Saeed Khan Jadoon’s name is…
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has urged the Ministry of Finance to lay Federal Health Levy Bill in the Parliament to impose a health tax on tobacco…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has directed the finance division to devise a mechanism to monitor the spending of funds allocated to the provinces. Earlier, the federal cabinet, in its meeting held on November…
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to grant its approval on the placement of a minister’s committee regarding the final results of the sixth Population and Housing Census 2017 before the Council of…
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to ensure equitable opportunities of education for all children across the country, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MFEPT) is likely to finalise ‘Pakistan Education Policy 2021’…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has refused to authorise the four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) to import Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) arms and ammunition. According to the sources, the Ministry…
–Cabinet to grant MPhil allowance to armed forces personnel ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has decided to construct a Federal Courts Complex in Karachi and has sought approval of the…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to establish a commission for the implementation of national narrative and development of structures against violent extremism. Sources told Pakistan Today that the Interior Division is expected…
–Absence of central data repository causing serious national security concern, privacy issue for citizens –Interior Division now all out for development of National Data Repository (NDR) ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration…
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is expected to approve the appointment of a chief executive officer (CEO) of Postal Life Insurance Company Limited (PLICL), and Muhamamd Izqar Khan has been identified as the…
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has been making efforts to secure the upcoming hunting expedition of dignitaries from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in southern districts of the province. The provincial cabinet’s sub-committee on…
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to delegate the federal cabinet’s powers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to comply with international obligations and the Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases has been…
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms (CCIR) has proposed a way for the federal government to resolve the issue of 799 government servants appointed since 2016 in different ministries/divisions without cabinet’s…
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has notified revised gas sale price for domestic, commercial and industrial sectors, which would be effective from September 1. According to a notification dated October…
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has completed its inquiry into alleged anti-competitive activities in the sugar industry, and recommended initiating proceedings against the violations. As per the recommendations of CCP…
ISLAMABAD: The upcoming Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is likely to grant approval to file 11 corruption references against two former prime ministers, ex-chief ministers, and others.…
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) will review the implementation status of 1100 kilometre North-South Gas Pipeline (NSGP) project in its meeting on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to to take up…
