Tag: Federal
Federal Tax Ombudsman moves against Riaz, Arsalan
Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has decided to take action against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz and Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, a private TV channel reported...
‘We’re focusing on improving sales tax system’
Federal Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government was focusing on improving sales tax system and broadening tax net. Talking to...
Court declares decision to release main accused void
The Federal Shariat Court on Wednesday declared the decision to release the main accused in the Sonia Naz rape case void, DawnNews reported. A...
Gilani refuses to appear before FIA
Fawad Chaudhary, legal counsel of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, said on Wednesday that his client will not appear before the Federal Investigation...
PTI holds first-ever intra-party election in federal capital
Over 62,000 voters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday wrote a new chapter in the country’s history by exercising their right to choose around...
Govt employees to get pay raises from January 2013
The federal government has decided to increase the salaries of the government employees from January 2013 after revising their pay scales.
According to sources, keeping...
Obama: No ‘red tape’ in federal storm response
President Barack Obama told emergency response officials on Saturday to cut through government “red tape” and work without delay to help areas ravaged by...
Two years on, federal ombudsman still not there
Two years on, the Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government has miserably failed in naming a new federal ombudsman, depriving over 46,000 applicants of justice...
Human trafficker arrested
Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Cell has arrested a man involved in human trafficking and recovered several passports and other documents from his...
KBD construction: LHC seeks reply from federal govt
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Friday asked the federal government to file a reply on the next hearing over a petition seeking construction of...
US deficit ends fourth fiscal year above $1 trillion: CBO
The deficit equaled about 7 percent of U.S. economic output, down from 8.7 percent in 2011, 9 percent in 2010 and 10.1 percent in...
Federal government playing role in promoting ethnic, linguistic prejudices: Nawaz
President Pakistan Muslim League-N, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the thinking and ideology of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah are still a beacon of...
End of summer to bring volume; all eyes on ECB
On Friday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank stands ready to bolster the economy if necessary, although he stopped...
Federal Cabinet to meet tomorrow (Wednesday)
Federal Cabinet will meet tomorrow (Wednesday) to review security plan for Eid and Balochistan situation.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has summoned the federal cabinet...
Federal capital still facing acute water shortage
Sectors of the federal capital are facing acute water shortage while the administration has become a silent spectator.
The worst hit sectors of water shortage...
Crude down in Asia as hopes for Fed, ECB stimulus fade
Crude markets fell in Asia Wednesday as fading hopes for additional stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) led...
Dollar slips in Asian trade
The dollar slipped in Asian trade Friday following falls on Wall Street triggered by worries over global growth and amid disappointment over a muted...
