Tag: Federal

Federal, Sindh govt tussle over Rangers’ extension continues

There seems to be no end in sight for the feud between the federal government and Pakistan People’s Party-led Sindh government over the extension...

Federal, provincial govts submit NGOs’ reports in SC

1,129 NGOs working in federal capital, 7,516 in Punjab, more than 1,500 in Sindh, above 10,000 in KP KP AAG report says no monitoring mechanism...

Major shuffle in federal, Punjab cabinets on cards

Cabinet reshuffle likely next week after completion of ministers’ performance review Water and Power Minister Asif likely to be replaced, deprived of additional charge and...

Cabinet to be extended to include JUI-F members

  As the federal government paves way for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl to join the government, the federal cabinet will be expanded after Eid to include...

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...

Federal, Punjab govts defying ECP ban on funds

Following in the footsteps of the federal government and showing a complete disregard for the directions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the...

75,000 pending cases to be disposed off in 6 months: federal...

The Acting Federal Ombudsman Salman Farooqui has said that efforts will be made to dispose off 75,000 pending cases in the next six months. He...

Traders appreciate FBR for appointing two deputy chairmen

The business community appreciated Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Board-in-Council for appointing two deputy chairmen and termed it as a decision in the right...

FDE employees await regularisation of services

Hundreds of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) teaching and non-teaching staff members have been waiting for the regularisation of their services for a while. The...

FPCCI urges FBR to stop manual selection of returns for audit

Haji Fazal Kadir Khan Sherani, President of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and Mr. Zakaria Usman, Chairman of the FPCCI...

FBR introduces new software to facilitate taxpayers

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has developed a Computerized Risk-based Evaluation of Sales Tax (CREST) software that checks information in monthly returns, import, export...

Fathers to face imprisonment for not sending children to school: Waqqas...

Federal Minister for Education and Trainings Sheikh Waqqas Akram said that fathers who are not sending their children to schools have to face imprisonment...

Taxi fare explodes out of proportion in capital

Burgeoning taxi fares have become a big problem for the masses in the federal capital due to the shortage of proper public transport facilities...

Malik Asif Hayat to be made new FPSC chairman

Decision has been taken to appoint Secretary to President Major (r) Asif Hayat as new chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). Former...

Formal reprimand issued to flatulent federal worker

A federal employee was formally reprimanded this month for excessive workplace flatulence, a sanction that was delivered to him in a five-page letter that...

Bailout package does nada for PSM

If officials at the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) are to be believed the cash-strapped federal government has not hit the bull’s eye when it...

‘Centre making hollow promises on Balochistan development’

Castigating the federal government for not implementing development schemes, members of the Balochistan Assembly on Friday said Islamabad was making lip service regarding the...