Tag: federal government

Govt bans JUI-F’s ‘militant wing’

The federal government on Monday decided to formally ban Ansar-ul-Islam, the "militant wing" of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), according to media reports. As the date for joint...

Federal govt prepares draft of police reforms

--Draft amendments discuss ways of holding police responsible for illegal actions while preserving their autonomy ISLAMABAD: The federal government has prepared a draft of recommendations for...

Centre, provinces lock horns over establishing uniform food standard

--Law Ministry sends matter to CCI for finding a solution ISLAMABAD: Despite government’s utmost efforts for establishing a uniform standard for food items across the...

SC gives federal, provincial govts four weeks to draft legislation on...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday granted four weeks to the federal and provincial governments to draft legislation in a case regarding underground water...

Centre and Sindh agree to construct new barrage on River Indus

KARACHI: The Sindh and federal governments have agreed to construct a Barrage on River Indus at 45 kilometers upstream Arabian Sea in the south...

Party has just started, says Bilawal

---PPP's anti-govt drive to start from Sukkur tomorrow Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday announced that his party will stage a sit-in...

PPP gave ‘identity, rights’ to KP people: Bilawal

--PPP chief says govt’s economic policies are making lives miserable --Accuses PM Imran of being a ‘drug addict lost in his own habit’ --Says non-issuance of...

Rs7.5 billion approved for 10bn trees project

--Adviser says govt to plant 5bn trees across country in project’s second phase --Says UN keen to take up KP govt’s tree plantation initiative as...

Deal rumours rife as Sharifs shy away from official denial

--Legal wizards say deal can be sealed once legal options are exhausted ISLAMABAD: Debate about an underhand deal allegedly being negotiated between the Sharif family and...

DRAP launches crackdown against firms over illegal medicine price hike

LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Saturday launched a countrywide crackdown against the pharmaceutical companies over unauthorised and illegal hike in prices...

514 civil servants told to vacate official residences in capital

The federal government has ordered more than 500 senior civil servants to vacate their official residences in Islamabad, a report published in a local...

Govt takes control of banned outfits’ assets

--FO issues UNSC (Freezing and Seizure) Order, 2019 to streamline sanctions against designated entities --Ministry of Interior directs all provinces to speed up action against banned...

Govt seeks experts for implementing 100-day plan

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued an advertisement to hire experts from the private sector for proper implementation of the 100-day plan as it could...

Govt directs hospitals to develop an emergency disaster plan

--Leaves of hospital staff have also been cancelled ISLAMABAD: The federal government has directed the heads of all hospitals falling under its domain to formulate an...

SC directs govt to get Pakistanis repatriated from foreign jails

  The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed the federal government to get repatriated Pakistanis languishing in prisons of countries Pakistan has extradition treaties with,...

Centre, Sindh govt agree to improve relations

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday called on President Dr Arfi Alvi wherein both the federal and Sindh governments agreed to...

Federal govt approves 25pc pay raise for polio workers

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Monday increased the salaries of polio workers by up to 25 per cent in a development that is...