Tag: Govt

Sikandar Sherpao says KP govt’s ill-planning made people’s lives miserable

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao harshly criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led provincial government for making...

Govt introduce bills to revive executive magistracy system: report

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to revive the executive magistracy system in the country that was ended by former dictator General Pervez Musharraf’s regime in...

Balochistan govt holds workshop in Islamabad on countering child abuse

ISLAMABAD: A two-day national workshop on countering the menace of child abuse was inaugurated here Tuesday bringing together key stakeholders from across the country...

Govt official ‘coerced’ to get married after being kidnapped

KARACHI: A government official who was abducted three days ago was freed on Tuesday after being coerced to marry an unidentified girl while in...

Punjab govt bans dancing at school events, claim reports

Govt says reports 'totally absurd with fabricated facts' LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department (PSED) on Monday placed a ban on dancing at various events in...

Govt to monitor extremists, criminals in cyberspace

Interior minister says terrorism screening system to be established to protect CPEC route NACTA launches Chokas application against spread of hate   ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior...

Govt yet to completely confiscate JuD, FIF assets: report

ISLAMABAD: The assets of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foun¬da¬tion (FIF) have still not been completely confiscated, it was revealed on Thursday, according to...

SHC says govt responsible to give jobs to differently abled persons

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday remarked that it was the government’s responsibility to provide employment to the differently abled persons. These remarks...

KP govt says forest area increased by 6.3 per cent during...

PESHAWAR: As part of measures to address concerns about global warming, the Forestry, Environment and Wildlife Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking prompt measures...

KP govt issues driving licenses to 15 transgenders

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Monday issued driving licenses to 15 transgender persons. The licenses were issued to transgender persons at a ceremony held...

Govt introduces package for civil servants who die while in service:...

LAHORE: A new package has been introduced by the Punjab government to assist the families of civil servants who die while in service, according...

KP govt initiates expansion of BS programme in all colleges

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government (KP) has initiated expansion of BS programme in all the colleges of the province. According to a spokesman for Higher...

PML-N lawmaker joins PTI, meets Imran at Banigala

Opposition party announces election campaign with a grand rally in April at Minar-e-Pakistan ISLAMABAD: MNA Dr Nisar Ahmad Jatt, a lawmaker from the NA-81 constituency...

DRAP shares details of a ‘powerful’ person, drug mafia with SC

CJP says can anyone be more powerful than institutions? SC summons senior NAB, FIA officials for next hearing ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday summoned...

KP govt introduces draft bill to end shackles for prisoners 

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has moved to reform the prisons in the province by putting an end to the requirement for prisoners...

KP govt assisting Sami’s seminary in infrastructure development: CM Khattak

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak on Monday clarified that KP government was assisting Darul Uloom Haqqania in infrastructure development rather...

Sindh govt forms new JIT to probe Parveen Rehman murder

KARACHI: The Sindh government approved the formation of a new joint investigation team (JIT) on Saturday to probe the murder of activist Parveen Rehman,...