Tag: federal government

Get a loan: US commerce chief to federal workers

WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday urged furloughed federal workers facing a second missed paycheck to seek loans to pay their bills...

Arrest of Khawaja brothers challenged in LHC

LAHORE: A petition challenging the arrest of Khawaja Salman Rafique and his brother Khawaja Saad Rafique was challenged on Monday in the Lahore High...

43pc Pakistanis satisfied with PTI’s performance: survey

ISLAMABAD: At least 43 per cent Pakistanis are satisfied with the performance of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Centre and Punjab, according to a...

Woman appeals govt to bring back son jailed in India

KARACHI: A woman, Zubaida Khanum, has appealed to the federal government to make efforts for the release of her son, who is in a jail...

PM Imran decides not to use JIT report to twist PPP’s...

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday thoroughly debated the idea of whether or not to make the list of 172 alleged fake (benami) bank...

FATF compliance: Govt launches crackdown against money laundering facilitators

--Operation aimed at nabbing FIA, Pakistan Customs, ANF officials involved in terror financing and capital flight as well --Strict measures being taken under six-member ministerial committee to...

Govt appeals IHC order seeking production of missing person

LAHORE: The federal government has challenged Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Mohsin Kayani's order seeking the production of a missing person, Abdullah Omar, before...

Govt to cut down its expenses by 10pc

In line with the government’s austerity drive, the finance ministry on Tuesday issued a notification announcing a ban on new postings and the purchase...

Land sought from Sindh for Naya Pakistan Housing Programme

KARACHI: Although tensions between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government are growing with each passing day, the Centre...

‘Uniform education system sole panacea to end gulf between different classes’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Monday said a uniform education system was the sole panacea to end the gulf...

Govt likely to hike petroleum prices by up to Rs15 per...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reportedly pressing the federal government to hike prices of the petroleum products by up to Rs15 per litre, well-informed...

Fed govt failed to finance NAP operations in Karachi: Sindh CM

Sindh govt signs MoU with Belgian investment agency  KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday said that the federal government had...

Federal govt has no rift with Sindh, Education minister clarifies

Meets with Sindh CM, expresses wish to work collectively to improve education sector KARACHI: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on...

LHC seeks reply from federal govt in Donkey King movie case

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi Bench on Monday sought a reply from the federal government on the petition of a citizen challenging exhibition of...

Balochistan committee to take up Saindak lease issue with Centre

An eleven-member committee has been formed by the Balochistan Assembly to take up the issue of the lease of the Saindak gold-copper project to a...

Federal govt removes heads of state-owned banks

ISLAMABAD: The Federal government on Monday announced to remove the heads of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Zarai Taraqiati Bank and First Women Bank,...

Murtaza Wahab criticises fed govt over power tariffs raise

KARACHI: Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Information, Law and Anticorruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday lashed out at federal government's decision of raising...