Tag: cabinet

Malaysia expands Cabinet, appoints youngest-ever minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad added to his cabinet Monday, with the appointments of another 13 lawmakers, including a 25-year-old touted as...

Cabinet grants 3-month extension in stay to Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the federal cabinet on Saturday granted a three-month extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees in the country and...

Govt makes hay as tax amnesty scheme shines

--Caretaker cabinet, on Finance Ministry's recommendation, approves extension in amnesty scheme until 21st --FBR sources say approx Rs80bn have been deposited in taxes till June...

KP’s 10-member caretaker cabinet takes oath

PESHAWAR: A 10-member caretaker cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was sworn in on Thursday. KP Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra administered the oath to newly inducted...

PM Mulk approves posting of new chief secretaries, police chiefs

--Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar to head privatisation ministry, Interior Minister Azam Khan to supervise housing ministry ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on Wednesday chaired...

Balochistan’s 11-member interim cabinet takes oath

QUETTA: An 11-member caretaker cabinet of Balochistan took oath in a ceremony held in Quetta on Tuesday. The oath was administered by Governor Muhammad Achakzai...

Caretaker cabinet briefed on policies for ensuring internal security, law and...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the caretaker federal cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office in which...

Sindh interim cabinet expected to take oath on Tuesday

KARACHI: Seventeen members forming the Sindh interim cabinet are likely to take oath on Tuesday. Sindh Prosecutor General Shahadat Awan, president of Arts Council Ahmed Shah, and ...

Nasirul Mulk says timely elections his top priority

Reports suggest Mulk has gone to Swat to finalise caretaker cabinet away from spotlight SWAT: Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on Sunday reiterated...

Ex-generals’ treason trial on agenda as cabinet holds last moot Thursday

--Federal cabinet had skipped framing policy on treason trial against Gen Beg and Lt Gen Durrani in Tuesday's meeting   ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is expected to...

Lebanon’s premier Saad Hariri chosen to form new cabinet

BEIRUT: Lebanon's president formally asked caretaker premier Saad Hariri on Thursday to form a new Cabinet after the vast majority of legislators named him...

Cabinet approves placement of FATA Reforms Bill in NA

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday approved placement of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Reforms Bill in the National Assembly (NA) and the establishment...

PM briefs cabinet on meeting with political leaders over FATA reforms

Federal cabinet condemns attack on Ahsan Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet at Prime...

Cabinet approves setting up of therapy, paramedics’ councils

Ministry directed to ensure best hajj arrangements, affordability Pak-Iran Investment Company may get chairperson soon The federal cabinet on Thursday accorded in-principle approval for...

Progress in construction of Peshawar transit project, CM briefed

Khattak claims Peshawar’s BRT cost less than Lahore, Islamabad metro PESHAWAR: Expressing his satisfaction over the progress in the construction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT),...

Kyrgyz president dismisses cabinet after no-confidence vote

BISHKEK: Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed a decree to dismiss the cabinet after lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime...

Cabinet likely to discuss selection of caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has convened an important meeting of the federal cabinet here on Thursday (today). The cabinet members would discuss the important...