Tag: billion

Pentagon OKs transfer of $1.5bn for Trump’s wall

WASHINGTON: US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan approved the reallocation of $1.5 billion Friday to fund President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, according...

Govt expected to take $9.69bn loan in FY2018-19

It is likely that the government might take a loan of $9.69 billion during the fiscal year 2018-19. According to the Economic Affairs Division (EAD),...

Billion to be spent on restoring temples, gurdwaras: report

TAXILA: Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will be spending Rs1 billion on the maintenance and restoration of various temples and gurdwaras in order to...

‘Former housing minister behind FGEHF scam’: report

ISLAMABAD: Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday claimed in a meeting of the committee that the former minister for housing and...

KP govt takes over Rs6 billion assets of textbook board: report

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has taken over the Rs6 billion assets of the provincial textbook board which may threaten the distribution of the text books...