Tag: Devolution

Hospitals’ devolution: Sindh government to file review plea in SC

--Any effort to roll back 18th Amendment by PTI govt will be strongly resisted, warns adviser to CM --Murtaza Wahab says Sindh govt provided exemplary...

CCI fails to tackle majority inter-provincial issues: report

ISLAMABAD: A number of issues, regarding the inter-provincial matters, have yet to be tackled by the Council of Common Interests, as reported by The...

Punjab govt not strong enough against measles

Federal government to save the day as Punjab government fails to handle measles Punjab Health Department unaware of the development International agencies laud centre’s decision to...

Call for promoting sustainable tourism through devolution

Speakers, including policymakers, at a daylong conference here Tuesday called for promoting sustainable tourism though devolution of the sectors to the provinces and devise...

What else can happen?

The devaluation of rupee has reached 90.00 per dollar. It weakened 4.82 percent in 2011, mainly because of import payments and a bleak outlook...

Rabbani, Kulsoom expose govt’s claims on devolution

The federal government faced embarrassment during the Senate proceedings on Tuesday as two treasury members, Raza Rabbani and Kulsoom Perveen, accused the federal government...

Punjab can only settle devolution concerns with Centre

The Punjab government cannot take outstanding issues regarding the devolution of federal ministries to the Council of Common Interest (CCI) per the constitution, leaving...

‘Devolution affecting Centre-run projects’

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting was told on Friday that transferring the functions of the Culture and Tourism Ministry after...

Drug regulation devolution: a threat to medicine quality?

The devolution of drug regulation to provinces would affect the uniform quality of medicines in the country and reduce the high foreign exchange earned...

Centre-Punjab devolution row likely to turn ugly

The row between the federal and Punjab governments over not handing over lucrative subsidiaries of the devolved ministries is likely to take a serious...

More protests against JPMC’s devolution on the cards

Before the Sindh High Court decides the case, the steering committee of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) employees has decided to start a public...

Devolution issues can be resolved in CCI: Rabbani

Former chairman of the implementation commission on 18th Amendment, Raza Rabbani, on Saturday said the differences between federation and provinces over the devolution of...

Govt wants to sit with MQM to resolve differences, says Firdous

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the Pakistan People’s Party-led government wants to sit with the Mutahida...

Centre-provinces row likely to worsen after devolution

As the Cabinet Division on Thursday announced the completion of the devolution process, the row between the federal and provincial governments, particularly Punjab, over...

NA body on minorities opposes devolution

National Assembly Standing Committee on Minority Affairs on Monday passed a resolution asking Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the decision to devolve...

Punjab, Centre at odds over devolution

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has urged Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to take up all outstanding issues regarding the devolution of federal ministries...

Commission forwards recommendations on devolution

The Implementation Commission on the 18th Amendment has finalised its recommendations and sought approval from the federal government to complete the devolution process. A...