Tag: Delay

Imran Khan responsible for delay in orange line train project: Shehbaz

CM says Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) is the answer to 'rich aristocrats' LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking to reporters on Saturday...

Elections may face delay if constituencies delimitation law not passed: railways...

ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Saturday that the general elections 2018 may have to be delayed if the law for fresh delimitation...

Relocation of Badami Bagh vegetable market suffering delay

LAHORE: The relocation of the sabzi mandi in Badami Bagh has suffered a delay, as the PC-1 for the project worth billions has so far...

MPs not happy with pace of work at Parliament Lodges

Task CDA Chairman with enquiry into delay Members of parliament have expressed displeasure over the failure of completion of additional family suites and servant...

Will Peshawar Mor Interchange see light of day any time soon?

Principal interchange of federal capital still months away from completion despite official claims Countless inauguration dates have lapsed, many deadlines have perished, and yet the...

Bilawal concerned over delay in release of funds to TDPs

  Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has taken strong exception to delay and failure of the federal government in providing the required funds for repatriation and rehabilitation of the temporarily-displaced persons (TDPs) as half of them are still forced to live away from their hearths and homes and condemned to live in miserable conditions due to apathetic approach of the Sharif government to this human crisis. In a press statement released on Wednesday, Bilawal said that TDPs were the heroes of the nation who sacrificed a lot in the fight against terrorism. They had left their homes to pave way for the success of the operation against terrorists but the Sharif government had rendered them second class citizens and ignored their woes. “This is the worst form of human rights violation on the part of PML-N government, which is spending hundreds of billions on worthless projects but seems unwilling to release the required funds to send the TDPs back to their homes even after two years,” he added. The PPP Chairman said that being a victim of terrorism itself, his party was in complete solidarity with the TDPs from Waziristan and other parts of FATA. “PPP will continue to play its role for an honorable and dignified return of the TDP families back to their homes with a complete package for their repatriation and rehabilitation at their ancestral abodes and lands,” he stated. Bilawal pointed out that there was a massive displacement of people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during Operation Black Thunderstorm which was started on April 26, 2009 during the PPP government in which over two million people became internally displaced. Of them, the 'people's government' facilitated around 1.6 million to return to their homes by August 2009 within a period of four months under a huge rehabilitation programme, he added. The PPP chairman said that on the one hand brave soldiers of the Pakistan Army are fighting the terrorists and risking and sacrificing their lives and limbs for returning peace to the nation, while on the other, the Sharif government is failing to play its role and delaying the release of the funds for TDPs' repatriation and rehabilitation. He said that this was a criminal negligence which would not be tolerated any more. Bilawal warned the government to immediately provide the required funds without any delays or his Party would raise the issue at every forum against this tragic situation thrust upon the TDPs.

Inordinate delays in issuance of computerised driving licenses irks applicants

    The inordinate delays in the issuance of the computerised driving licences by the Punjab Traffic Police Office Lahore has irked the applicants, many of...

NA Committee concerned over delay in several development projects

  The Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reforms met under the Chairmanship of MNA Abdul Majeed Khan Khanan Khail in the Parliament House on...

CJP slams Punjab, Sindh govts for delaying LB polls

Holding the provincial governments responsible for the delay, the Supreme Court (SC) has sought written explanation from chief secretaries and local bodies (LB) secretaries of Punjab and Sindh by February 26, for not cooperating with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for fixing a date for holding LB polls in respective provinces.

FIA rolls sleeves over new airport delay, IIAP says almost done

FIA prepares 70-page enquiry report, asks Interior Ministry to launch FIR against seven CAA accused IIAP official says over 90 percent work completed on new...

Mashhood bribe case committee meets after 11 days delay

Talking to Pakistan Today, head of the probe committee Raja Zafarul Haq said that Mashood was not feeling well being a patient of hypertension, and hence he could not show up in the meeting held yesterday.

Eight years down the line, Mayo’s tower gets another deadline

Officials accuse Punjab govt of having bias against PML-Q govt’s projects as Mayo Hospital’s Surgical Tower continues to face delays since its ground breaking...

Peace talks falter

The Taliban negotiators condemned the failure of government representatives to meet them, as preliminary peace efforts got off to a chaotic start on Tuesday. The government side said before talks began they wanted clarification from the team named by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The two sides had been due to start charting a "roadmap" for talks.

NA passes unanimous resolution seeking delay in LB polls

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution seeking delay in local bodies’ (LB) polls. The lawmakers also urged the Election Commission of...

Lack of govt strategy behind delays in talks with Taliban: Shah

        Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah has said the government had no strategy to hold talks with the Taliban and...

Limited printing capacity may delay LB polls

Besides other hurdles, printing of ballot papers for local bodies’ elections could be the key reason for not holding the polls across the country...

PM takes notice of delay in issuance of termination letter to...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has taken strong notice of undue delay in issuance of termination letter to Pakistan Steel Mills Acting Chairman Saadat Cheema...